Category:Sincere

Sin*cere", a. [compar. Sincerer; superl. Sincerest.] Etym: [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. sincère.]

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.