Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cincture

/ˈsɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: cinc-ture
IPA: /ˈsɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing

noun

A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment

noun

The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.

verb

To encircle, or surround.

verb

To girdle (stunt or kill by cutting).

Example Sentences

"In one, dated eighteen years ago, he appeared, wearing only sandals and a cincture of vine leaves, between two classical garden statues."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin cingō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cinctūralbor. English cincture Learned borrowing from Latin cinctūra. Cognate with Spanish cintura (“waist”). Doublet of ceinture.

Inflected Forms

cinctures (plural) cinctures (present, singular) cincturing (participle, present) cinctured (participle, past) cinctured (past)

Derived Forms

encincture

Synonyms

girdle sash waistband waistcloth

Rhymes With

tincture vincture lincture

Questions

How do you pronounce cincture?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/.
What does cincture mean?: An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing
Where does cincture come from?: Etymology tree Latin cingō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cinctūralbor. English cincture Learned borrowing from Latin cinctūra. Cognate with Spanish cintura (“waist”). Doublet of ceinture.

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