limelight
How many syllables in limelight?
There are 3 syllables in the word limelight.How to pronounce limelight:
Synonyms for limelight:
attention
calcium light
center stage
fame
glare
glare of publicity
prominence
public eye
public notice
publicity
recognition
spotlight
stardom
the spotlight
theater light
top billing
Antonyms for limelight:
anonymity
obscurity
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- loudspeaker
- permissive
- Maia
- elevon
- caressing
- adrastos
- saviour
- painfulness
- undercook
- civilite
- Ambrosian
- insatiate
- belabor
- wellbeing
- telecast
- cuddlesome
- Claudia
- restiveness
- orchestrate
- unholy
- reassembling
- Saturdays
- skedaddle
- Chandraki
- brainstorming
- planula
- overstress
- outspoken
- ginormous
- frumious
- curios
- reclusive
- doggedness
- decagram
- intervaled
- intentions
- specialty
- realize
- merari
- chrysolite
- accident
- savior
- influence
- elegant
- symbolize
- inconvinced
- inside of
- happily
- dinosaurs
- multiple
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
In English, certain prefixes and suffixes, when added to a base word, can change its syllable count, as with 'happy' (2 syllables) becoming 'unhappiness' (4 syllables).
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