Cerberus
nounHow many syllables in Cerberus?
There are 3 syllables in the word Cerberus.How to pronounce Cerberus:
Definition of Cerberus:
- Cerberus (noun):
- a 3-headed dog that in greek mythology guards the entrance to hades
Synonyms for Cerberus:
hellhound
Antonyms for Cerberus:
danger
hazard
menace
peril
risk
threat
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- unfolding
- tambourine
- suspicion
- seventeenth
- pedantry
- normalcy
- lyricist
- like-minded
- convener
- casita
- bronchial
- Bonnibelle
- challenging
- unfounded
- semibald
- revision
- policy
- negligent
- merengue
- macadam
- inspection
- forcibly
- decisive
- annotate
- agilely
- tolerate
- submission
- novelist
- cowardice
- asinine
- ascending
- admiring
- virulence
- righteousness
- resistant
- projection
- precaution
- Paraguay
- credited
- alchemy
- adjutant
- requiem
- quick-witted
- Javier
- instinctive
- impudent
- good-humored
- frivolous
- embankment
- dissident
- … more
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