boisterous
adjectiveHow many syllables in boisterous?
There are 3 syllables in the word boisterous.How to pronounce boisterous:
Definition of boisterous:
- boisterous (adjective):
- noisy and lively
- noisily turbulent rowdy
- noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline.
Synonyms for boisterous:
bubbly
carnival
clamorous
disorderly
exuberant
hell-raising
impetuous
knockabout
lively
loud
noisy
obstreperous
raffish
rambunctious
raucous
riotous
robustious
roisterous
rollicking
rowdy
ruffianly
rumbustious
screaming
turbulent
uncontrollable
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Antonyms for boisterous:
abstemious
abstentious
abstinent
amenable
arranged
ascetic
austere
becalmed
behaved
calm
compliant
conforming
continent
controllable
controlled
decorous
delicate
difficult
disciplined
docile
easy
facile
genteel
gentle
governable
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Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- whereabouts
- whomever
- deligate
- recklessly
- scrumptious
- gluttonous
- embitter
- thoughtfully
- exacted
- amusement
- acumen
- hesitance
- wonderous
- syllable
- mantelpiece
- nautical
- patriarch
- example
- gallantly
- astonished
- filleted
- spectacle
- kaffiyeh
- relatives
- enquiry
- studious
- stepping-stone
- ululate
- horribly
- hopefully
- flagrantly
- maximize
- impending
- displaying
- blossoming
- befallen
- mesmerized
- secluded
- overlooked
- fulfilling
- dreamily
- speakable
- flamboyant
- deflected
- correctly
- cogently
- specially
- spacious
- callously
- Tapanga
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Syllable Fun Fact
The English language exhibits a phenomenon called 'schwa deletion', where unstressed syllables are often pronounced as a quick, neutral vowel sound or omitted.
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