sincere

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.
  2. Meant truly or earnestly.
  3. (archaic) clean; pure

Frekwensie

C1
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/
Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle French sincere, from Latin sincerus (“genuine”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together”) (whence English sam) + *ḱer- (“grow”) (whence Latin Ceres, the goddess of harvest, etymon of cereal). Not from sine (“without”) + cera (“wax”), a folk etymology; see Wikipedia page.

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes