sinecure means Requiring no work for an ample reward. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
Why this word is great
SINECURE — [Noun] A position that provides remuneration or benefits while requiring little or no actual work or responsibility. From the Ecclesiastical Latin phrase *beneficium sine cūrā* ("benefice without care"), from *sine* ("without") + *cūrā* ("care, charge"). Unlike a "boondoggle" (which implies wasteful, busywork projects) or a "perk" (a mere incidental advantage), a sinecure is an institutionalized vacancy, a sanctioned abstraction of labor from its reward. It is the dustless desk in a forgotten annex, the stipend for a title that demands nothing, the ghost on an ancient payroll whose sole duty is to remain a name on parchment—a small, quiet monument to the human genius for constructing comfort from emptiness.
adj
- Requiring no work for an ample reward.“By the act of union (1800), the offices of Irish secretary, a sinecure post, and lord lieutenant's secretary were combined.”
- Having the appearance of functionality without being of any actual use or purpose.“The old man hastily pulled down his spectacles from their sinecure office on his forehead, and looked at her with an expression of most angry amazement.”
noun
- A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.“Miss Briggs was not formally dismissed, but her place as companion was a sinecure and a derision […]”
- An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.
verb
- To put or place in a sinecure.