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sincerest
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Sincerest
(gcide) | Sincere \Sin*cere"\, a. [Compar. Sincerer; superl.
Sincerest.] [L. sincerus, of uncertain origin; the first
part perhaps akin to sin- in singuli (see Single), and the
second to cernere to separate (cf. Discern): cf. F.
sinc[`e]re.]
1. Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.
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There is no sincere acid in any animal juice.
--Arbuthnot.
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A joy which never was sincere till now. --Dryden.
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2. Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured. [Obs.]
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The inviolable body stood sincere. --Dryden.
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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.
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A sincere intention of pleasing God in all our
actions. --Law.
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4. Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a
sincere friend; a sincere person.
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The more sincere you are, the better it will fare
with you at the great day of account. --Waterland.
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Syn: Honest; unfeigned; unvarnished; real; true; unaffected;
inartificial; frank; upright. See Hearty.
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Sincerest
(gcide) | Sincere \Sin*cere"\, a. [Compar. Sincerer; superl.
Sincerest.] [L. sincerus, of uncertain origin; the first
part perhaps akin to sin- in singuli (see Single), and the
second to cernere to separate (cf. Discern): cf. F.
sinc[`e]re.]
1. Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.
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There is no sincere acid in any animal juice.
--Arbuthnot.
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A joy which never was sincere till now. --Dryden.
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2. Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured. [Obs.]
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The inviolable body stood sincere. --Dryden.
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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.
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A sincere intention of pleasing God in all our
actions. --Law.
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4. Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a
sincere friend; a sincere person.
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The more sincere you are, the better it will fare
with you at the great day of account. --Waterland.
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Syn: Honest; unfeigned; unvarnished; real; true; unaffected;
inartificial; frank; upright. See Hearty.
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