How do you pronounce sincere?

The recorded pronunciation is /sɪnˈsɪɹ/.

sincere

/sɪnˈsɪɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: sin-cere
IPA: /sɪnˈsɪɹ/

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Meaning

adj

Genuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt.

adj

Meant truly or earnestly.

adj

Clean; pure.

Archaic

name

A male given name.

Example Sentences

"I believe he is sincere in his offer to help."
"Tumid blustering, with more or less of sincerity, which need not be entirely sincere, yet the sincerer the better, is like to go far."
"My sincerest apologies to Brother Ron Smith in the December ish."
"If you choose to pull the trigger, should your drama prove sincere Do it somewhere far away from here"
"She gave it a sincere if misguided effort."
"The message that through sincere teshuvah and resolution, light and gladness can be achieved by all, is most fitting for the opening of the Yom Kippur service."

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”), which is a folk etymology; see Wikipedia page.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: sincere, sincerus, *sem-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɪnˈsɪɹ/
British English: /sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more sincere (comparative) sincerer (comparative) most sincere (superlative) sincerest (superlative) Cincere (alternative)

Derived Forms

hypersincere oversincere supersincere undersincere unsincere

Frequently Paired Words

cereal Ceres crescent sincereness sincerity

Synonyms

earnest devout solemn

Antonyms

insincere

Rhymes With

year near clear career fear appear dear beer premier severe engineer gear