Sincere vs. Earnest — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Sincere and Earnest
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Sincere
Not feigned or affected; genuine
Sincere indignation.
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Earnest
Resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction
Two girls were in earnest conversation
An earnest student
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Sincere
Being without hypocrisy or pretense; true
A sincere friend.
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Earnest
A thing intended or regarded as a sign or promise of what is to come
The very deliberateness of their disguise is an earnest of their real aloofness
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Sincere
(Archaic) Pure; unadulterated.
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Earnest
Showing or expressing sincerity or seriousness
An earnest gesture of goodwill.
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Sincere
Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.
I believe he is sincere in his offer to help.
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Earnest
Earnest money.
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Sincere
Meant truly or earnestly.
She gave it a sincere if misguided effort.
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Earnest
A token of something to come; a promise or assurance.
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Sincere
(archaic) clean; pure
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Earnest
Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
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Sincere
Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.
There is no sincere acid in any animal juice.
A joy which never was sincere till now.
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Earnest
Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)
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Sincere
Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured.
The inviolable body stood sincere.
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Earnest
A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.
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Sincere
Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness.
A sincere intention of pleasing God in all our actions.
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Earnest
(transitive) To be serious with; use in earnest.
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Sincere
Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a sincere friend; a sincere person.
The more sincere you are, the better it will fare with you at the great day of account.
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Earnest
(said of an action or an utterance) Serious or honest.
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Sincere
Open and genuine; not deceitful;
He was a good man, decent and sincere
Felt sincere regret that they were leaving
Sincere friendship
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Earnest
(with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; eager to obtain or do.
Earnest prayers
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Sincere
Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions;
Both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
An entirely sincere and cruel tyrant
A film with a solemn social message
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Earnest
Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
Earnest attention
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Earnest
(said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
An earnest disposition
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Earnest
Strenuous; diligent.
Earnest efforts
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Earnest
Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
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Earnest
Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.
Take heed that this jest do not one day turn to earnest.
And given in earnest what I begged in jest.
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Earnest
Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come.
Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
And from his coffersReceived the golden earnest of our death.
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Earnest
Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale.
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Earnest
Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; - used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers.
An earnest advocate to plead for him.
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Earnest
Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention.
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Earnest
Serious; important.
They whom earnest lets do often hinder.
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Earnest
To use in earnest.
To earnest them [our arms] with men.
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Earnest
Something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
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Earnest
Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions;
Both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
An entirely sincere and cruel tyrant
A film with a solemn social message
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Earnest
Earnest;
One's dearest wish
Devout wishes for their success
Heartfelt condolences
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Earnest
Not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
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