different between xoxo vs sincerely

English

Alternative forms

• xo
• xoxoxo

XOXO Is an abbreviation in North America known as Hugs and kisses it is commonly written as XO or XOXO.It is also an informal term used for expressing sincerity, faith, love, or good friendship at the end of a written letter, email or text message. In the United Kingdom, the phrase 'hugs and kisses' is widely used but XO or XOXO are not (though X, XX etc. for 'kisses' is).

From use of X/x to mean “kiss” and O/o to mean “hug”. Use of “X” to indicate a kiss attested since 1763, preceded by medieval use of “X”, which was then kissed, by illiterates to indicate a signature. Use of “O” is more recent, and presumably created by analogy (e.g., X/O in tic-tac-toe). Speculative theories on precise origins abound.

Noun

xoxo

1. Abbreviation of hugs and kisses, usually placed at the end of a letter.

See also

• xxx
• ooo
• 88

References

Ewe

Adjective

xoxo

1. old

Adverb

xoxo

1. already

Mapudungun

Adjective

xoxo (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. convex

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

English

Etymology

sincere +? -ly, from Latin sinc?rus (“pure, clean, sound”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /s?n?s??li/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /s?n?s??li/
• Hyphenation: sin?cere?ly

Adverb

sincerely (comparative more sincerely, superlative most sincerely)

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 the proposal carefully and let me know what you decide.

   Sincerely,

   Fred

Synonyms

• (in a sincere manner): earnestly, genuinely, honestly, truthfully; see also Thesaurus:honestly
• (formula for ending a letter): yours sincerely (UK), sincerely yours (US), yours truly, best regards, regards

Hypernyms

• (formula for ending a letter): valediction

Coordinate terms

• (formula for ending a letter): yours faithfully, xoxo

Derived terms

• yours sincerely

Translations

See also

• faithfully
• truly