nonsyllabic

Letters that make nonsyllabic

s, a, o, b, l, n, c, i, y are letters that make 'nonsyllabic'

Words within nonsyllabic

lab, AB, ab, la, IC, non, on, ic, syllabic, no, LA, Bi, La, No, Ab are words within 'nonsyllabic'


2 possible definitions for 'nonsyllabic'

Nonsyllabic as "not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable, consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong)"

Under this definition, nonsyllabic is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unsyllabic has the same meaning as nonsyllabic

Antonyms

syllabic has the opposite meaning of nonsyllabic

Similar to nonsyllabic

unsyllabled is similar to nonsyllabic.

Example of nonsyllabic used within this context

"the nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'", "the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'"


Nonsyllabic as "(of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable"

Under this definition, nonsyllabic is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

syllabic has the opposite meaning of nonsyllabic

Example of nonsyllabic used within this context

"initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic"



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