syllables
nounHow many syllables in syllables?
There are 3 syllables in the word syllables.How to pronounce syllables:
Definition of syllables:
- syllables (noun):
- a unit of spoken language that is next bigger than a speech sound and consists of one or more vowel sounds alone or of a syllabic consonant alone or of either with one or more consonant sounds preceding or following
Synonyms for syllables:
beans
bits
continentals
damns
darns
diddlies
diddly-squats
doodley-squats
doodly-squats
durns
figs
ghosts
hints
hoots
iotas
jots
licks
little
modicums
ounces
particles
pins
raps
rays
shadows
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Antonyms for syllables:
adages
axioms
bywords
catchphrases
catchwords
citations
clauses
comments
dicta
diction
expressions
idioms
lines
locutions
maxims
mottos
parlance
phrasal verbs
phraseology
phrases
phrasings
quotation
quotes
remarks
sayings
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Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- disgusted
- chocolates
- countervene
- magazine
- veteran's
- sensation's
- obstacle
- nutrition
- disagree
- cuddleable
- nicotine
- explaining
- evidence
- disagreed
- preacher
- compassion
- pottery
- bikini
- Athena
- infection
- denial
- Bellamy
- Vanessa
- titanic
- Isabel
- engineer
- abortion
- telegraph
- reminders
- pathetic
- hurricane
- expected
- deliver
- committed
- collapse
- assistance
- trampoline
- surgery
- reaction
- Labor Day
- ignorant
- pyramid
- overcome
- monochrome
- gasoline
- firework
- eternal
- companion
- chimenea
- camouflage
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Syllable Fun Fact
A haiku traditionally consists of seventeen 'on' or morae, often translated as syllables in English, arranged in a 5-7-5 pattern.
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