essentially
adverbHow many syllables in essentially?
There are 4 syllables in the word essentially.How to pronounce essentially:
Definition of essentially:
- essentially (adverb):
- in essence fundamentally
- for all practical purposes
- in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
Synonyms for essentially:
at bottom
at heart
basically
constitutionally
elementally
fundamentally
inherently
intrinsically
naturally
primarily
radically
Antonyms for essentially:
adscititiously
adventitiously
inferiorly
on the surface
secondarily
subordinately
subsidiarily
superficially
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- designated
- intangible
- estimable
- middle-ager
- dissoluble
- erudition
- commentator
- agreeably
- neighborliness
- dexterity
- correspondence
- septennial
- oregano
- triangulate
- ingratitude
- unlovable
- alternative
- expectorate
- Artelia
- isocracy
- contemplating
- initialled
- thundershower
- logomachy
- fecundity
- enologist
- cyrenius
- ironical
- enumerate
- coronation
- horizontal
- decerebrate
- advantageous
- sirup syrup
- manifestly
- irritated
- lobotomize
- extramundane
- yakety-yak
- lady's finger
- syndicator
- speedometer
- quadrennium
- acknowledgement
- rejectable
- synergism
- consequent
- dumdum-bullet
- impetulant
- inethical
- … more
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In non-linear phonology, the syllable is seen not as a linear sequence but as a hierarchical structure of constituents.
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