lament
verbHow many syllables in lament?
There are 2 syllables in the word lament.How to pronounce lament:
Definition of lament:
- lament (verb):
- to mourn aloud wail
- express grief verbally.
- to feel or express sorrow or regret (for or over)
Synonyms for lament:
bemoan
bewail
complain about
deplore
express emotion
express feelings
grieve
grieve (for)
keen
mourn
regret
wail (for)
wail about
weep over
Antonyms for lament:
applaud
appreciate
approve
be glad
be happy
be joyous
celebrate
cheer
commend
compliment
crow
delight
dislike
endorse
enjoy
exalt
exuberate
exult
exult in
gloat
glory
glory in
hate
inhale
joy
Show 18 more
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- faster
- blossom
- danger
- voucher
- enact
- ugly
- tribute
- rhymer
- catches
- Sybal
- clothless
- vertex
- woollen
- stalwart
- prairie
- lonely
- caressed
- sorrowed
- impelled
- evening
- kindness
- slogan
- girdle
- Sierra
- mishear
- posture
- Leighton
- budget
- beside
- envy
- wonder
- splotched
- merit
- havoc
- gruffly
- brawny
- cold type
- claddagh
- bowlful
- ashore
- aphasia
- Virgo
- placate
- sadness
- fonly
- corn pone
- playground
- offal
- tandoor
- upstairs
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
A haiku traditionally consists of seventeen 'on' or morae, often translated as syllables in English, arranged in a 5-7-5 pattern.
You, too, can become a syllable pro and wow your friends, family, and pets!