Latin Word of the Day
sine
/SI-ne/ • preposition — 3rd of May, 2026
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Meaning: without
Examples
- Sine lumine, omnia obscura sunt.
(Without light, all things are dark.) - Sine festinatione, opus melius erit.
(Without haste, the work will be better.) - Sine dubio, res clarae sunt.
(Without doubt, matters are clear.)
Synonyms
- absque
- careo
Sine is a very common preposition meaning 'without' and is followed by the ablative case. It appears in many fixed expressions (e.g., 'sine dubio' = without doubt, 'sine qua non' = an essential condition) and can often be replaced by the verb careo (to lack) when rephrasing a sentence.
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