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

Add the honey to granola for a tantalizing edge, and use the syrup to brush atop cakes or amp up a cocktail. —Megan Zhang, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024

One group received Ziziphus jujube syrup, while the other received a simple jujube syrup. —Johna Burdeos, Health, 30 Oct. 2024

Look through a glass display onto the findings of a recent excavation dig while sipping creative cocktails like the Nordic Sour made with aquavit, Lillet Blanc, peach liqueur, lemon, dill syrup and egg white. —Kevin Gray, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024

Some add butter to create a sweet syrup, and some maintain that the apples need to be cooked alongside bacon or in its grease. —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024

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
• golden syrup
• maple syrup
• simple 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