Sincere — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

open and genuine; not deceitful

characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sɪnsˈɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/sɪnsˈiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sɪnsˈiə/

2 syllables Say it as /sɪnsˈɪɹ/.

Examples

he was a good man, decent and sincere
felt sincere regret that they were leaving
sincere friendship

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

solemn earnest

Antonyms

insincere

Parts of Speech

adjective	open and genuine; not deceitful “he was a good man, decent and sincere”
adjective	characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions “both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate”

Word Forms

sincerity	noun	the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical
earnestness	noun	the trait of being serious; - Robert Rice
solemnity	noun	a solemn and dignified feeling

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufrichtig

offen und echt; nicht betrügerisch

🇫🇷French

sincère

ouvert et authentique; pas trompeur

🇪🇸Spanish

sincero

abierto y genuino; no engañoso

🇮🇹Italian

sincero

aperto e genuino; non ingannevole

🇳🇱Dutch

eerlijk

open en oprecht; niet bedrieglijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

sincero

aberto e genuíno; não é enganoso

🇷🇺Russian

искренний

открытый и искренний; не лживый

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ईमानदार

खुला और वास्तविक; धोखेबाज़ नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

আন্তরিক

খোলা এবং প্রকৃত; প্রতারণামূলক না

🇮🇳Tamil

நேர்மையான

திறந்த மற்றும் உண்மையான; வஞ்சகமல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

నిష్కపటమైన

ఓపెన్ మరియు నిజమైన; మోసపూరిత కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रामाणिक

खुले आणि अस्सल; फसवी नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્ઠાવાન

ખુલ્લું અને અસલી; કપટી નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ

ತೆರೆದ ಮತ್ತು ನಿಜವಾದ; ಮೋಸವಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആത്മാർത്ഥതയുള്ള

തുറന്നതും യഥാർത്ഥവും; വഞ്ചനയല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰ

ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ ਅਤੇ ਅਸਲੀ; ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

مخلص

کھلا اور حقیقی؛ دھوکے باز نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

真诚

开放、真诚；不欺骗

🇯🇵Japanese

誠実な

オープンで本物。欺瞞的ではない

🇰🇷Korean

진실된

개방적이고 진실하다. 기만적이지 않다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chân thành

cởi mở và chân thật; không lừa dối

🇹🇭Thai

จริงใจ

เปิดกว้างและเป็นของแท้ ไม่หลอกลวง

🇮🇩Indonesian

jujur

terbuka dan tulus; tidak menipu

🇵🇭Filipino

taos-puso

bukas at tunay; hindi manloloko

🇲🇾Malay

ikhlas

terbuka dan tulen; tidak menipu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخلص

مفتوحة وحقيقية. ليس خادعا

🇮🇷Persian

صادقانه

باز و واقعی؛ فریبکار نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

içten

açık ve gerçek; aldatıcı değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

כֵּן

פתוח ואמיתי; לא מרמה

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