sincerely

English

Etymology

sincere +‎ -ly, from Latin sincērus (“pure, clean, sound”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɪnˈsɪəli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /sɪnˈsɪɹli/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: sin‧cere‧ly

Adverb

sincerely (comparative more sincerely, superlative most sincerely)

1. In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly.

   I sincerely hope they make it home safely.

2. (US) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended by his or her name.

   Please consider the proposal carefully and let me know what you decide.
   Sincerely,
   Fred

Synonyms

• (in a sincere manner): earnestly, genuinely, honestly, truthfully; see also Thesaurus:honestly
• (formula for ending a letter): yours sincerely (UK), sincerely yours (US), yours truly, best regards, regards

Hypernyms

• (formula for ending a letter): valediction

Coordinate terms

• (formula for ending a letter): yours faithfully, xoxo

Derived terms

• yours sincerely

Translations

In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly

• Bulgarian: искрено (bg) (iskreno), откровено (bg) (otkroveno)
• Catalan: sincerament (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 真诚地

• Esperanto: sincere (eo)
• Finnish: vilpittömästi (fi), todella (fi)
• French: sincèrement (fr)
• Greek: ειλικρινά (el) (eilikriná)

  Ancient: εἰλικρινῶς (eilikrinôs)

• Italian: sinceramente (it), in fede, con sincerità
• Lao: ຈິງໃຈ (ching chai)
• Latin: sincērē
• Portuguese: sinceramente (pt)
• Russian: и́скренне (ru) (ískrenne)
• Spanish: sinceramente (es)
• Thai: อย่างจริงใจ (yàang jing jai)
• Vietnamese: thành thật (vi), thật thà (vi), ngay thật (vi), chân thành (vi), thành khẩn (vi)
• Volapük: ladöfiko

formula for ending a letter — see yours sincerely

See also

• faithfully
• truly