italics
adjectiveHow to pronounce italics:
Definition of italics:
- italics (adjective):
- of or relating to a type style with characters that slant upward to the right (as in "these words are italic") compare roman
Synonyms for italics:
italic
italic language
Antonyms for italics:
roman
upright
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- encumber
- stultify
- kyrielle
- kilojoule
- distorted
- approaching
- orangeade
- nosebleed
- indolence
- imprinted
- unbuckle
- utilised
- up-and-down
- travelogue
- shortsighted
- one-to-one
- Ismini
- effervesce
- doggedly
- antennae
- suggesting
- sharpshooter
- untying
- shriveling
- rarefied
- laughingstock
- finalize
- Bonny-Jean
- avoided
- understaffed
- rocket ship
- nonchalance
- energized
- case-harden
- ancestors
- instantly
- acronym
- resisted
- reindeers
- manumit
- instilling
- dismounted
- Talasi
- savoring
- righteously
- remanence
- neighboring
- disavow
- sacrilege
- fiddlestick
- … more
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The double consonant rule in English, affecting words like 'sitting', can indicate a short vowel sound and affect syllable division.
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