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[ adjective ] open and genuine; not deceitful
Examples "he was a good man, decent and sincere" "felt sincere regret that they were leaving" "sincere friendship" Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)Much effort has been expended in the sincere effort to apply the teaching and admonitions of religion . (Francis Pollini, Night....)The word also made him feel hate , sincere hate , for those so labeled . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)Stowey_Rummel was internationally famous , a crafter of a genuine Americana in foreign eyes , an original designer whose inventive childishness with steel and concrete was made even more believably sincere by his personality . |
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[ adjective ] characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
Synonyms Examples "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate" "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant" "a film with a solemn social message" Related terms |
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