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Sincere Attempt Resolve Accept Apology Adjective Bre Sɪnˈsɪə(R

Word sincere
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / sɪnˈsɪə(r) / NAmE / sɪnˈsɪr /
Example
  • a sincere attempt to resolve the problem
  • sincere regret
  • please accept our sincere thanks.
  • a sincere apology
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sincere

(adjective)BrE / sɪnˈsɪə(r) / NAmE / sɪnˈsɪr /
  1. showing what you really think or feel
    • synonym genuine
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/genuine
    • a sincere attempt to resolve the problem
    • sincere regret
    • Please accept our sincere thanks.
    • a sincere apology
  2. saying only what you really think or feel
    • synonym honest
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/honest
    • He seemed sincere enough when he said he wanted to help.
    • She is never completely sincere in what she says about people.

    Extra Examples

    • Her protests seemed sincere enough.
    • We offer our most sincere apologies.
    • his refusal to be sincere about his feelings
    • painfully sincere declarations of love
    • the warm, deeply sincere note in her voice
    • He insisted that they were making a sincere attempt to resolve the problem.
    • I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your care and concern during this past week.
    • Please accept our sincere apologies.
    • You need to make a sincere apology to them.

    Word Origin

    • mid 16th cent. (also in the sense ‘not falsified, unadulterated’): from Latin sincerus ‘clean, pure’.
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