chickenheartedness
Syllables
chi-cken-heart-ed-ness
Pronunciation
/ˈtʃɪkɪnˌhɑːtɪdnəs/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
chicken- + heart + -edness
The word 'chicken-heartedness' is divided into five syllables: chi-cken-heart-ed-ness. The primary stress falls on 'heart'. Syllabification follows standard English rules based on onset-rime structure and CVC patterns. The word is morphologically complex, comprising a prefix, root, and two suffixes.
Definitions
- 1
Lack of courage; cowardice.
“His chicken-heartedness prevented him from speaking out against the injustice.”
“She overcame her chicken-heartedness and finally asked him on a date.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('heart'). The first and last syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
chi — Open syllable, onset /tʃ/, rime /ɪ/. cken — Closed syllable, onset /k/, vowel /ə/, coda /n/. heart — Closed syllable, onset /h/, vowel /ɑː/, coda /t/. ed — Closed syllable, vowel /ɪ/, coda /d/. ness — Closed syllable, onset /n/, vowel /ə/, coda /s/
Word Parts
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Onset-Rime
Syllables are divided based on the onset (initial consonant sound(s)) and rime (vowel and any following consonants).
CVC Structure
Closed syllables (ending in a consonant) are identified based on the consonant-vowel-consonant pattern.
- The 'ck' digraph represents a single phoneme /k/.
- The 'ed' suffix pronunciation varies depending on the preceding sound.
- The 't' in 'hearted' can be realized as a flap [ɾ] in rapid speech.
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