sincère

See also: sincere, Sincere, and sinceré

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French sincere, borrowed from Latin sincerus, possibly compounded from the root of Latin semel, simul (“one”) + Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛ̃.sɛʁ/

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Adjective

sincère (plural sincères)

1. sincere

Derived terms

• sincèrement

Further reading

• “sincère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• encires, rincées