accentuation
nounHow many syllables in accentuation?
There are 5 syllables in the word accentuation.How to pronounce accentuation:
Definition of accentuation:
- accentuation (noun):
- noun. the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance.
Synonyms for accentuation:
accent
accenting
concentration
emphasis
emphasizing
focus
stress
underscoring
weight
Antonyms for accentuation:
de-emphasis
ignorance
triviality
unimportance
Here are some other common 5-syllable words.
- sanctimonious
- decipherable
- belligerently
- irresistible
- inattentiveness
- kleptomaniac
- unilateral
- extenuation
- participated
- dilly-dallying
- photosynthesis
- misapprehension
- immeasurable
- laboriously
- fantastically
- exhilarated
- thematically
- indomitable
- immediately
- interestingly
- uninitiated
- otaheite apple
- ambiguously
- rudimentary
- monotonously
- reciprocated
- laconically
- inquisitiveness
- adenectomy
- spasmodically
- unachievable
- inexplicable
- irreproachable
- uninteresting
- understandably
- tenaciously
- artistically
- assiduously
- pragmatically
- romantically
- enunciating
- superintendent
- inestimable
- wholeheartedly
- undeniable
- insurmountable
- interchangeable
- sensationalize
- immaculately
- magnanimously
- … more
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