Sincere vs Serious - What's the difference?
sincere | serious |
Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.
Meant truly or earnestly.
Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.
Important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play; needing great attention; critical.
Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving; meaningful.
Serious is a antonym of sincere.
As adjectives the difference between sincere and serious
is that sincere is genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt while serious is without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn.sincere
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- I believe he is sincere in his offer to help.
- She gave it a sincere , if misguided effort.
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* ----serious
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious , laugh so heartily.
- This is a serious problem. We'll need our best experts.
- After all these years, we're finally getting serious attention.
