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Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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  1. superl. Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.
  2. superl. Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured.
  3. superl. Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness.
  4. superl. Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a sincere friend; a sincere person.
  5. adj. open and genuine; not deceitful
  6. adj. characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
  7. 1. Pure; unmixed; unadulterated. There is no sincere acid in any animal juice. Arbuthnot. A joy which never was sincere till now. Dryden. 2. Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured. [Obs.] The inviolable body stood sincere. Dryden. 3. Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness. A sincere intention of pleasing God in all our actions. Law. 4. Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a sincere friend; a sincere person. The more sincere you are, the better it will fare with you at the great day of account. Waterland. Syn. -- Honest; unfeigned; unvarnished; real; true; unaffected; inartificial; frank; upright. See Hearty.
  8. j:100 a. open and genuine; not deceitful