syrup

noun

syr·​up ˈsər-əp 

ˈsir-əp,

ˈsə-rəp 

variants or less commonly sirup

1

a

: a thick sticky solution of sugar and water often flavored or medicated

b

: the concentrated juice of a fruit or plant

2

: cloying sweetness or sentimentality

syrupy

ˈsər-ə-pē 

ˈsir-ə-

ˈsə-rə-

adjective

Synonyms

• bathos
• gooeyness
• lovey-doveyness
• mawkishness
• mush
• mushiness
• saccharinity
• sappiness
• sentimentalism
• sentimentality
• sloppiness
• soppiness

Examples of syrup in a Sentence

ice cream and chocolate syrup

She poured syrup all over her pancakes.

Recent Examples on the Web

This natural herb can be prepared in several ways—including pills, lozenges, syrups, and gummies—and is featured on grocery store and pharmacy shelves as an alternative to harsher medicines. —Rachel Morgan Cautero, Parents, 27 Sep. 2023

Along with the kumquats and thyme, the ingredients include honey syrup, lemon juice, non-alcoholic whiskey or black tea, orange or kumquat juice, and an egg white. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2023

This old-fashioned Louisiana specialty lets Southern cane syrup shine. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023

But when taken as a pill or syrup, it’s broken down in the gut and never reaches your nose. —Maggie Scales, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023

Make it: Stir one tablespoon of chocolate syrup into a cup of almond or soy milk, per Gomer. —Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023

If mixture is too thick, add in 1 more tablespoon milk; set aside while making syrup. —Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023

Go beyond the syrup and butter with this delicious sweet potato waffle recipe. —Laura Denby, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023

Brioche buns are made with plantains, rendering them sweet and cloudlike, and duck is glazed in fruity cane syrup until its skin resembles amber. —Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English sirup, from Anglo-French sirop, from Medieval Latin syrupus, from Arabic sharāb

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing syrup

• corn syrup
• cough syrup
• simple syrup
• maple syrup
• golden syrup

• corn syrup
• cough syrup
• simple syrup
• maple syrup
• golden syrup

Kids Definition

syrup

noun

syr·​up

variants or sirup

ˈsər-əp,

ˈsir-əp,

ˈsə-rəp

1

: a thick solution of sugar and water often containing a flavoring or a medicine

2

: the juice of a fruit or plant with some of the water removed

syrupy

-ē

adjective

Medical Definition

syrup

noun

syr·​up

variants also sirup

ˈsər-əp  ˈsir-əp 

: a thick sticky liquid consisting of a concentrated solution of sugar and water with or without the addition of a flavoring agent or medicinal substance

syrup of codeine

syrupy adjective

or sirupy

-ē