sin|cere´ness

sin|cere´ness
sin|cere «sihn SIHR», adjective, -cer|er, -cer|est.
1. free from pretense or deceit; genuine; real; honest: »

sincere thanks, to be sincere in one's apologies. He made a sincere effort to pass his exams.

SYNONYM(S): true, heartfelt, straightforward.
2. Obsolete. free from adulterants; pure; unadulterated: »

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby (I Peter 2:2).

3. Obsolete. free from hurt; uninjured.
[< Latin sincērus]
sin|cere´ly, adverb.
sin|cere´ness, noun.

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  • sin|cere´ly — sin|cere «sihn SIHR», adjective, cer|er, cer|est. 1. free from pretense or deceit; genuine; real; honest: »sincere thanks, to be sincere in one s apologies. He made a sincere effort to pass his exams. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

  • sin|cere — «sihn SIHR», adjective, cer|er, cer|est. 1. free from pretense or deceit; genuine; real; honest: »sincere thanks, to be sincere in one s apologies. He made a sincere effort to pass his exams. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • sin — ab·ra·sin; ab·sin·thin; ab·sin·thine; ab·sin·thism; ab·sin·thi·um; ab·sin·thol; ab·ys·sin·ia; ac·to·my·o·sin; ag·gres·sin; am·bro·sin; am·y·lop·sin; an·dro·sin; Anes·the·sin; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sin; an·ti·ly·sin; an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin;… …   English syllables

  • cere — ad·i·po·cere; ag·ri·cere; cere·bral·ism; cere·bral·ly; cere·bric; cere·bri·form; cere·bro ; cere·bro·ganglion; cere·bro·pedal; cere·bro·spinal; cere·bro·to·nia; cere·bro·vascular; cere·bro·visceral; cere·brum; cere·ment; sin·cere; sin·cere·ly;… …   English syllables

  • sincereness — sin·cere·ness …   English syllables

  • sincere — sin•cere [[t]sɪnˈsɪər[/t]] adj. cer•er, cer•est 1) free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness: a sincere apology[/ex] 2) genuine; real: a sincere effort to improve[/ex] 3) pure; unmixed • Etymology: 1525–35; < L sincērus pure, clean sin•cere′ly,… …   From formal English to slang

  • Unsincere — Un sin*cere , a. Not sincere or pure; insincere. [Obs.] Dryden. {Un sin*cere ness}, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Unsincereness — Unsincere Un sin*cere , a. Not sincere or pure; insincere. [Obs.] Dryden. {Un sin*cere ness}, n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sincereness — Sin*cere ness, n. Same as {Sincerity}. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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