Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sincere"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Sincere \Sin*cere"\, a. [Compar. {Sincerer}; superl.
{Sincerest}.] [L. sincerus, of uncertain origin; the first
part perhaps akin to sin- in singuli (see {Single}), and the
second to cernere to separate (cf. {Discern}): cf. F.
sinc[`e]re.]
1. Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

There is no sincere acid in any animal juice.
--Arbuthnot.

A joy which never was sincere till now. --Dryden.

2. Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured. [Obs.]

The inviolable body stood sincere. --Dryden.

3. Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character
which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely
assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for
knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness.

A sincere intention of pleasing God in all our
actions. --Law.

4. Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a
sincere friend; a sincere person.

The more sincere you are, the better it will fare
with you at the great day of account. --Waterland.

Syn: Honest; unfeigned; unvarnished; real; true; unaffected;
inartificial; frank; upright. See {Hearty}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

sincere
adj 1: open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent
and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were
leaving"; "sincere friendship" [ant: {insincere}]
2: characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity
of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even
passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a
film with a solemn social message" [syn: {earnest}, {in
earnest(p)}, {solemn}]


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