parable
nounHow many syllables in parable?
There are 3 syllables in the word parable.How to pronounce parable:
Definition of parable:
- parable (noun):
- a short moral story (often with animal characters).
- a short story that uses familiar situations to illustrate a religious or moral point
- a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
- something (such as a news story or a series of real events) likened to a parable in providing an instructive example or lesson
Synonyms for parable:
aesop's fables
allegory
apologue
exemplum
fable
lesson
moral tale
narrative
story
tale
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- abysmal
- idleness
- climbable
- overdone
- hastiness
- edify
- Afrikaans
- saturate
- maverick
- whichever
- subtraction
- inhuman
- eventful
- sparingly
- flattering
- disbelieve
- arrogate
- frustrating
- useable
- scaling-down
- procedure
- clemency
- tormenting
- salient
- quotation
- correctness
- almighty
- expurgate
- kidnapper
- confluence
- wherefore
- perfectly
- Cametra
- effluent
- unbutton
- meandering
- dreariness
- underhand
- demeanour
- alima
- obeisance
- therewith
- alala
- certify
- presages
- quieten
- awesomely
- sodomize
- nondescript
- retable
- … more
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In certain poetic forms, like the sonnet, syllable count per line is strictly regulated to achieve a specific rhythmic effect.
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