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sincere

/sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/ · adj

Meaning

  1. Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.
  2. Meant truly or earnestly.
  3. clean; pure
  4. A male given name.

Etymology / origin

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.

  1. *sem-(ine-pro)→
  2. sincerus(Latin)→
  3. sincere(Middle French)→
  4. *sem-(ine-pro)→
  5. sincere (English)
  6. Relations: root, bor, der, der

Related words

*sem-(ine-pro)sincere(Middle French)sincerus(Latin)

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