puny
adjectiveHow many syllables in puny?
There are 2 syllables in the word puny.How to pronounce puny:
Definition of puny:
- puny (adjective):
- inferior in strength or significance.
- slight or inferior in power, size, or importance weak
Synonyms for puny:
diminutive
dinky
dwarf
dwarfish
fine
half-pint
lacking
lilliputian
little
mini
miniature
miniaturized
minuscule
pint-size
pint-sized
pocket
pocket-size
pocket-sized
poor
pygmy
runty
shrimpy
slender
slight
small
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Antonyms for puny:
able
able-bodied
all-important
almighty
ample
appreciable
astronomic
astronomical
athletic
augmentative
beefcake
beefy
big
biggish
bonny
brawny
broad-shouldered
brobdingnagian
bruising
buff
bulky
bumper
burly
capable
chubby
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Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- trample
- catched
- supposed
- sweetly
- storey
- lasting
- grandniece
- Masao
- pertain
- foolproof
- heedful
- clangor
- untrue
- sidled
- safer
- muddied
- vainly
- obtuse
- ridden
- bobbed
- sharing
- tendril
- cutted
- lathered
- chiseled
- errand
- playful
- congealed
- stumbling
- firmly
- entreat
- cousin
- e'er
- sucked
- message
- unsure
- slacked
- screeching
- poignant
- laying
- inscribe
- beckoned
- abhor
- scheming
- oblige
- approve
- recline
- licked
- deftly
- discussed
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In non-linear phonology, the syllable is seen not as a linear sequence but as a hierarchical structure of constituents.
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