Adjective: sincere (sincerer,sincerest) sin'seer
- Open and genuine; not deceitful
"sincere friendship"; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"
- Characterized by a firm and humourless belief in the validity of your opinions
"an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant";
- earnest, solemn
Derived forms: sincerer, sincerest
See also: artless, bona fide, cordial, dear, devout, earnest, echt, existent, genuine, heartfelt, heart-whole [rare], honest, honorable [US], honourable [Brit, Cdn], ingenuous, real, serious, sincerity, true, unfeigned, wholehearted, whole-souled
Antonym: insincere
Encyclopedia: Sincere