emotive
adjectiveHow many syllables in emotive?
There are 3 syllables in the word emotive.How to pronounce emotive:
Definition of emotive:
- emotive (adjective):
- characterized by emotion.
- of or relating to the emotions
- tending or designed to arouse emotion
Synonyms for emotive:
affectional
affective
contentious
controversial
delicate
hot-button
inflammatory
sensitive
touchy
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- reference
- proclaiming
- Jocosa
- eroded
- demanded
- cross-crosslet
- cereals
- horseshoe
- villagers
- unconfirmed
- retracing
- newspaper
- manacle
- entrusted
- comradeship
- roadroller
- reachable
- publicise
- impatience
- exhaustive
- trailblazing
- shadowing
- headquarters
- expiate
- doddery
- caroling
- bankruptcy
- treachery
- cauterize
- strangulate
- housemaid
- dismembered
- adeptness
- ventilate
- plumber's snake
- gravestone
- decompressed
- belabour
- whispering
- unconfined
- squeezes
- new-fangled
- expanses
- Aramaic
- alloted
- unchecked
- truepenny
- derogate
- detested
- alighting
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
In English, all syllables must contain at least one vowel sound, but the vowel can be represented by different letters, including 'y' as in 'myth'.
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