English → Latin
“sincere” in Latin
sincērusclean, pure, sound; uninjured, whole; real, naturalsimplexsingle; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure, unmixedcandidusshining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful
The English word sincere itself goes back to Latin sincērus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sincere
sincerus: simplex: candidus: A sincere man, homo apertae voluntatis, simplicis ingenii: veritatis amicus. SYN. in SINCERITY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sincere?
- The usual Latin words for “sincere” are sincērus, simplex, candidus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.