disconsolateness
Syllables
dis-con-so-late-ness
Pronunciation
/ˌdɪs.kɒn.sɒl.eɪt.nəs/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
dis- + consol- + -ate-ness
The word 'disconsolateness' is divided into five syllables: dis-con-so-late-ness. It comprises a negative prefix 'dis-', the root 'consol-', and the suffixes '-ate' and '-ness'. Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('late'). Syllabification follows the principles of maximizing onsets and forming syllables around vowel nuclei.
Definitions
- 1
The state of being without consolation; extreme sadness or grief.
“Her face was a mask of inconsolable disconsolateness.”
“He sank into a deep disconsolateness after the loss.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('late'), indicated by '1'. The other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
dis — Open syllable, initial syllable.. con — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel.. so — Open syllable, containing a short vowel.. late — Closed syllable, containing a diphthong.. ness — Closed syllable, final syllable.
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Closed Syllables
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