sincere

Meaning

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

Synonyms

honest

frank

genuine

candid

true

cordial

heartfelt

straightforward

⬆️

earnest

truthful

faithful

upright

hearty

real

authentic

unfeigned

wholehearted

loyal

guileless

pure

warm

☀️

exact

true-hearted

just

unaffected

heart-whole

deep

straight

open

open-hearted

good

👍

right

fair

careful

veracious

warm-hearted

bona fide

trustworthy

serious

solemn

correct

actual

proper

natural

devoted

orthodox

kind

conscientious

forthright

artless

Translations

sincère

sincero

🔉

sincero

sincero

aufrichtig

franc

🆓

oprecht

franco

ειλικρινής

innig

ongeveinsd

franco

içten

samimi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/

Etymology

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.