# sincere

Pronunciation: say "sin-SEER" US /sɪnˈsɪɹ/, UK /sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/

## Adjective

1. Genuine and heartfelt, truly meaning what one says or does, without pretense.
   - Simple: Honest and truly meaning what you say or do.
   - _Her condolences struck everyone in the room as sincere._
   - _He made a sincere effort to understand their concerns before responding._
2. Meant truly or earnestly, expressed with real feeling rather than for appearance.
   - Simple: Meant in a true and serious way, not as a joke.
   - _The committee offered its sincere congratulations to the award winners._
   - _He expressed a sincere desire to repair the friendship._

## Adjective

3. Clean and pure; free of any foreign matter or contamination. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Clean and pure, with nothing else mixed in.
   - _The recipe called for sincere honey, untouched by wax or comb._
   - _Pilgrims came to draw the sincere water of the sacred well._

## Origin

From Middle French sincere, from Latin sincerus ("genuine"), which traces back to Proto-Indo-European roots *sem- ("together") and *ḱer- ("grow"). Despite a popular folk etymology, it does not come from Latin sine ("without") and cera ("wax").

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