NODE / 0021attestedPresent-Day English

sincere

genuine; honest

DATE: 1533–today
SENSE: default
FAMILY: Indo-European / Germanic
CANONICAL KEY: node:1:sincere:attested

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French · 15th c.

sincère

pure; genuine

SOUND: English borrowed the learned French adjective with later vowel development.
MEANING: Material purity shifted toward honesty of feeling and expression.
SCHOLAR: OED editors
CONFIDENCE: established

Oxford English Dictionary: sincere, adj.supportssincere, adj.ORIGINAL ↗

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SOURCE-REPORTEDlexicographic first useestablished

1533 first known use

English lexicographic first-use record

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sincere dossier · recorded as sincere

WITNESS RECORD ↗Sincere — Word History ↗

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WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

01sinceresincere · established