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- [sin-fuh l]
- /ˈsɪn fəl/
- /ˈsɪn.fəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sin-fuh l]
- /ˈsɪn fəl/
Definitions of sinful word
- adjective sinful characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked: a sinful life. 1
- adjective sinful act: wicked, immoral 1
- adjective sinful person: who commits sins 1
- adjective sinful If you describe someone or something as sinful, you mean that they are wicked or immoral. 0
- adjective sinful having committed or tending to commit sin 0
- adjective sinful characterized by or being a sin 0
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Origin of sinful
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English synfull. See sin1, -ful
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Parts of speech for Sinful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sinful popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sinful usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sinful
adj sinful
- abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
adjective sinful
- accusable — having liability to be blamed or accused
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
- errant — Erring or straying from the proper course or standards.
- erring — Be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake.
Antonyms for sinful
adj sinful
- a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- a1 — in good health; physically fit
- angelic — You can describe someone as angelic if they are, or seem to be, very good, kind, and gentle.
- archangelic — Theology. a chief or principal angel; in medieval angelology one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God. Compare angel (def 1).
- born-again — A born-again Christian is a person who has become an evangelical Christian as a result of a religious experience.
adjective sinful
- cleanhanded — free from guilt
- crimeless — free from crime; innocent
- nonirritating — Not irritating; not an irritant.
- nontoxic — of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
- offenseless — without offense.
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