literacy
nounHow many syllables in literacy?
There are 4 syllables in the word literacy.How to pronounce literacy:
Definition of literacy:
- literacy (noun):
- the ability to read and write.
- the quality or state of being literate
Synonyms for literacy:
accomplishment
acquirement
acquisition
attainment
culture
education
enlightenment
erudition
knowledge
learnedness
learning
scholarship
skill
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- incantation
- ability
- photographer
- invocation
- consequence
- generation
- expectations
- implication
- infinity
- gedaliah
- appreciation
- self-satisfied
- secretary
- Isabella
- military
- empathetic
- policeman
- ordinary
- incongruous
- rectifier
- ever-present
- emotional
- Valeria
- phrenospasm
- Isaiah
- efficiency
- Veronique
- devolution
- advisory
- materials
- bellipotent
- unperforming
- non-Semitic
- histrionic
- hippiater
- exothermic
- decoration
- jeopardy
- intelligence
- Arizona
- antiseptic
- nutritional
- exploration
- urinary
- interjection
- Amarillo
- subordinate
- optimistic
- Ignacio
- geometric
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Gemination, or the doubling of consonants, can affect syllable structure by creating longer consonant sounds within or between syllables.
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