yours sincerely

adjective

A polite, formulaic phrase used at the end of a letter, especially when the sender knows the recipient's name.

Meanings

adjective

alternative sincerely yours · alternative sincerely

  1. UKidiomaticA polite, formulaic phrase used at the end of a letter, especially when the sender knows the recipient's name.

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Arabic اَلْمُخْلِص
  • اَلْمُخْلِص (al-muḵliṣ)polite formulaic end to letters
Chinese Mandarin 肅然 /肃然, 謹上 /谨上
  • 肅然 /肃然 (sùrán)polite formulaic end to letters
  • 謹上 /谨上 (jǐnshàng)polite formulaic end to letters
  • 鄙人 (bǐrén)polite formulaic end to letters
  • 真摯地 /真挚地 (zhēnzhì-de)polite formulaic end to letters
Danish med venlig hilsen
  • med venlig hilsenpolite formulaic end to letters
Dutch hoogachtend, met vriendelijke groet
  • hoogachtendpolite formulaic end to letters
  • met vriendelijke groetpolite formulaic end to letters
Finnish ystävällisin terveisin, kunnioittavasti
  • ystävällisin terveisinpolite formulaic end to letters
  • kunnioittavastipolite formulaic end to letters
  • parhain terveisinpolite formulaic end to letters
French sincères salutations, cordialement
  • sincères salutationspolite formulaic end to letters
  • cordialementpolite formulaic end to letters
German hochachtungsvoll, mit freundlichen Grüßen
  • hochachtungsvollpolite formulaic end to letters
  • mit freundlichen Grüßenpolite formulaic end to letters
  • Ihr ergebenerpolite formulaic end to letters
  • viele liebe Grüßepolite formulaic end to letters
Hebrew בְּכָבוֹד רַב
  • בְּכָבוֹד רַב (b'khavód ráv)polite formulaic end to letters
Hungarian kiváló tisztelettel, maradok őszinte híve
  • kiváló tisztelettelpolite formulaic end to letters
  • maradok őszinte hívepolite formulaic end to letters
  • őszinte hívepolite formulaic end to letters
  • tisztelettelpolite formulaic end to letters
  • szívélyes üdvözlettelpolite formulaic end to letters
  • üdvözlettelpolite formulaic end to letters
Irish is mise le meas
  • is mise le measpolite formulaic end to letters
Italian cordiali saluti, distinti saluti
  • cordiali salutipolite formulaic end to letters
  • distinti salutipolite formulaic end to letters
Japanese 敬具, 不一
  • 敬具 (keigu)polite formulaic end to letters
  • 不一 (fuitsu)polite formulaic end to letters
  • 不宣 (fusen)polite formulaic end to letters
Korean 올림, 드림
  • 올림 (ollim)polite formulaic end to letters
  • 드림 (deurim)polite formulaic end to letters
Polish z poważaniem
  • z poważaniempolite formulaic end to letters
Portuguese atenciosamente
  • atenciosamentepolite formulaic end to letters
Romanian Al dumneavoastră
  • Al dumneavoastrăpolite formulaic end to letters
Russian с уваже́нием, и́скренне ваш
  • с уваже́нием (s uvažénijem)polite formulaic end to letters
  • и́скренне ваш (ískrenne vaš)polite formulaic end to letters
Scottish Gaelic is mise le meas
  • is mise le measpolite formulaic end to letters
Spanish atentamente
  • atentamentepolite formulaic end to letters
Swedish med vänlig hälsning
  • med vänlig hälsningpolite formulaic end to letters
Tagalog lubos na sumasainyo, sumasainyo
  • lubos na sumasainyopolite formulaic end to letters
  • sumasainyopolite formulaic end to letters
  • sumasaiyopolite formulaic end to letters
  • matapat na sumasainyopolite formulaic end to letters
Thai ขอแสดงความนับถือ
  • ขอแสดงความนับถือ (kɔ̌o-sà-dɛɛng-kwaam-náp-tʉ̌ʉ)polite formulaic end to letters
Vietnamese thân mến
  • thân mếnpolite formulaic end to letters
Welsh yn gywir
  • yn gywirpolite formulaic end to letters
Cite this entry
APA

yours sincerely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yours%20sincerely

MLA

“yours sincerely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yours%20sincerely. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yours sincerely,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yours%20sincerely.

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