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Sincerely vs Faithful - What's the difference?

sincerely | faithful |

As an adverb sincerely

is in a sincere or earnest manner; honestly.

As an adjective faithful is

loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.

As a noun faithful is

the practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.

sincerely

English

Adverb

(head)
  • In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly.
    • I sincerely hope they make it home safely.
  • (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 it carefully and let me know what you decide.
  • :: Sincerely,
  • :: Fred

    • Synonyms

    * (in a sincere manner) earnestly, genuinely, honestly, truthfully * (formula for ending a letter) yours sincerely (UK''), sincerely yours (''US ), yours truly, best regards, regards

    Coordinate terms

    * (formula for ending a letter) yours faithfully, xoxo

    Hypernyms

    * (formula for ending a letter) valediction

    Derived terms

    * yours sincerely

    See also

    * faithfully * truly

    faithful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause
    • My dog is a very faithful dog.
  • having faith
    • Some people are faithful to their god.
  • reliable; worthy of trust
    • My servant is very faithful .
  • consistent with reality
    • I would consider that a very faithful reproduction.
  • engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner
    • They had been faithful to each other all of their married life.

    Derived terms

    * faithfully * faithfulness

    See also

    * go to the wall for someone * stand by * true

    Noun

    (-)
  • The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.
    • The faithful pray five times a day.