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openproposedexact word
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Not yet. The Latin word is clear, but its formation has attracted competing proposals.
resolvedestablishedexact word
sine cera — “without wax”
Rejected. The phonology, morphology, and documentary record do not support it.
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RANK 187GRADE Aexact ranked word
It never meant “without wax.”
Latin sincerus is real; sine cera is beautiful nonsense.
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Sincere — Word History
Merriam-Webster Editors / 2026
title prefixAUDIT EVERY USE ↗historical dictionary6 CLAIM LINKS
Oxford English Dictionary: sincere, adj.
Oxford English Dictionary Editors
source titleAUDIT EVERY USE ↗historical dictionary1 CLAIM LINKS
Étymologie: sincère
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source titleAUDIT EVERY USE ↗052
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sincere / sincere / 1533 first known use
Sincere — Word Historyexact attested form / OPEN RECORD ↗DIRECTLY INSPECTEDprinted book
The first edition of the Académie française dictionary prints SINCERE as a headword and opens with the senses true and frank.
sincère / sincere / 1694
Le dictionnaire de l'Académie française. Tome 2 (M–Z), première éditionwitness excerpt / OPEN RECORD ↗06
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