Sincerely

Origin

sincere + -ly, from Latin sincerus ("pure, clean, sound").

Adverb

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 it carefully and let me know what you decide.
3. 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