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. sincère.]
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.