8 Letter Words for Sinecure
insecure, sinecure
7 Letter Words for Sinecure
censure, ceresin, curnies, ecuries, esurine, incurse, insuree, scriene, sincere
6 Letter Words for Sinecure
censer, cereus, cerine, cerise, cernes, ceruse, cesure, crines, cruise, crusie, curies, curine, curnie, cursen, ecurie, ensuer, ensure, erucin, eserin, incurs, incuse, inseer, insure, inures, nereis, nereus, neuric, nieces, recuse, renies, rescue, rusine, scerne, screen, scrine, secern, secure, seiner, seiren, serein, serine, sirene, unsere, urines, ursine
5 Letter Words for Sinecure
cense, ceres, cerin, cerne, cines, cires, creen, cries, crine, crise, crius, crues, cruse, cunei, cures, curie, curin, curns, curse, cursi, cusie, ecrus, ensue, erics, ernes, eucre, icers, incur, incus, insee, insue, inure, irene, isere, nicer, niece, nurse, reens, reice, reins, resin, resue, resun, reune, reuse, rices, rines, rinse, risen, ruins, runes, runic, scene, scree, scrin, secre, seine, sence, seric, serin, sicer, sieur, since, siren, sneer, sucre, suine, unces, unice, unsee, ureic, urine, usine, usnic
4 Letter Words for Sinecure
cees, cene, cens, cere, cern, cine, cire, cres, crin, cris, crue, crus, cues, cuir, cure, curn, curs, ecru, ecus, eine, eire, enes, ense, eres, eric, erie, erin, eris, erne, erns, erse, eruc, esne, eure, icer, ices, incr, ires, iure, neer, nese, nice, nies, nsec, nurs, recs, reen, rees, rein, rice, ries, rine, rins, risc, rise, rucs, ruen, rues, ruin, rune, runs, ruse, scun, scur, seen, seer, seir, sene, sere, sice, sien, sier, sine, sire, snee, snur, suci, suer, sune, suni, sure, unce, unci, uncs, unie, unis, ures, uric, urns, usee, user
3 Letter Words for Sinecure
cee, cen, cer, cie, cir, cis, cns, crs, cru, csi, cue, cun, cur, ecu, eec, een, eer, eir, enc, ene, ens, ere, ern, ers, esc, ese, esr, esu, ice, inc, ins, ire, irs, ise, isn, nee, nei, nie, nis, nur, nus, rec, ree, rei, res, rie, rin, ruc, rue, run, sci, scr, sec, see, sei, sen, ser, sic, sie, sin, sir, sri, sue, sui, sun, sur, unc, uni, uns, ure, urn, urs, use
Definitions for Sinecure
[1] an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
[2] an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls.
[3] a paid office or post involving minimal duties
[4] a Church benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral charge is attached
Words related to Sinecure
pushover, toast, vulnerable, lamb
Words nearby Sinecure
sine curve, sine die, sine prole, sine qua non, sine wave, sinecure, sinemet, sinew, sinewy, sinfjotli, sinfonia
Origin of Sinecure
1655–65; < Medieval Latin (beneficium ) sine cūrā (benefice) without care; see cure
Words that may be confused with Sinecure
cynosure, sinecure
Other words from Sinecure
si·ne·cure·ship , noun
si·ne·cur·ism , noun
si·ne·cur·ist , noun
Word origin for Sinecure
C17: from Medieval Latin phrase (beneficium ) sine cūrā (benefice) without cure (of souls), from Latin sine without + cūra cure, care
Synonyms for Sinecure
pushover, babe in the woods, dead duck, dead meat, easy pickings, easy victim, lamb, soft touch, toast, vulnerable
