syllabic
adjectiveHow to pronounce syllabic:
Definition of syllabic:
- syllabic (adjective):
- consisting of a syllable or syllables.
- constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable
Synonyms for syllabic:
disyllabic
monosyllabic
octosyllabic
pentasyllabic
polysyllabic
syllabled
Antonyms for syllabic:
melismatic
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- sychophant
- swimmerette
- swahili
- susurrus
- suspended
- suspecting
- surveying
- surroundings
- surrendered
- surprising
- supportive
- supporting
- supporter
- supplier
- sunbathing
- summoning
- sulfonyl
- suffuses
- succotash
- suburban
- subtitle
- subtilly
- substandard
- subsistence
- submerged
- sublimest
- subjected
- strzelecki
- stroganoff
- stressfully
- stratosphere
- stratified
- strategoi
- stockier
- stockbroker
- stimulus
- stimulant
- stefano
- statistics
- stammering
- stableness
- squandering
- spurious
- spotify
- sportsmanship
- sporadic
- splintery
- spinneret
- speedly
- spectation
- … 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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