Synonyms for sinecure


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sahy-ni-kyoo r, sin-i-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪ nɪˌkyʊər, ˈsɪn ɪ-

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Définition of sinecure

Origin :
  • 1660s, "church benefice with an emolument but without parish duties," from Medieval Latin beneficium sine cura "benefice without care" (of souls), from Latin sine "without" (see sans) + cura, ablative singular of cura "care" (see cure (n.1)).
  • As in sitting duck : noun easy target
Example sentences :
  • The life of a Med Ship man is not exactly a sinecure, at best.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • And for the next quarter of an hour the place of the poor repeater was no sinecure.
  • Extract from : « Stories of Comedy » by Various
  • As to his sinecure, he said, 'Perhaps he might not keep it long.'
  • Extract from : « The Valet's Tragedy and Other Stories » by Andrew Lang
  • Sure I know what a sinecure is: it's a place where there's nothing to do, and they pay you by the piece.
  • Extract from : « The Jest Book » by Mark Lemon
  • He lived, however, at Leatherhead, Slinfold being a sinecure.
  • Extract from : « Highways & Byways in Sussex » by E.V. Lucas
  • The position of General Manager as Bruce interpreted it was no sinecure.
  • Extract from : « The Man from the Bitter Roots » by Caroline Lockhart
  • He had seen enough to realize that pulling a trawl was no sinecure.
  • Extract from : « Jim Spurling, Fisherman » by Albert Walter Tolman
  • The position of the mistress of a family in those centuries was no sinecure.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 » by Various
  • The post of the latter, however, was a sinecure, as the wind had again fallen.
  • Extract from : « The Red Eric » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • The taking of this phenomenon's gate-money seemed to be almost a sinecure.
  • Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan

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