sincero

See also: sinceró and sincerò

Galician

Etymology

From Latin sincerus.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /sinˈθɛɾo/ [s̺in̪ˈθɛ.ɾʊ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /sinˈsɛɾo/ [sinˈsɛ.ɾʊ]

  • Rhymes: -ɛɾo
  • Hyphenation: sin‧ce‧ro

Adjective

sincero (feminine sincera, masculine plural sinceros, feminine plural sinceras)

  1. meaning what one says or does; truthful; sincere
    Antonym: insincero

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sinˈt͡ʃɛ.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɛro
  • Hyphenation: sin‧cè‧ro

Etymology 1

From Latin sincērus (pure, genuine).

Adjective

sincero (feminine sincera, masculine plural sinceri, feminine plural sincere)

  1. (archaic) sound, genuine
  2. sincere, honest

Etymology 2

Verb

sincero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sincerare

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From sincērus +‎ (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

sincērō (present infinitive sincērāre, perfect active sincērāvī, supine sincērātum); first conjugation

  1. to clean, to purify
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Adjective

sincērō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sincērus

References

  • sincero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sincero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sincērus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sĩˈsɛ.ɾu/

  • Hyphenation: sin‧ce‧ro

Adjective

sincero (feminine sincera, masculine plural sinceros, feminine plural sinceras, comparable, comparative mais sincero, superlative o mais sincero or sinceríssimo)

  1. sincere, truthful
    Antonym: insincero

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sincerus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sinˈθeɾo/ [sĩn̟ˈθe.ɾo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /sinˈseɾo/ [sĩnˈse.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: sin‧ce‧ro

Adjective

sincero (feminine sincera, masculine plural sinceros, feminine plural sinceras)

  1. sincere
    Synonym: genuino
  2. honest
    Synonym: honesto

Verb

sincero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sincerar

Further reading