familyconscious
The word 'family-conscious' is divided into five syllables: fa-mi-ly-con-scious. Stress falls on the final syllable. It's an adjective formed from a compound structure with Latin roots and English suffixes. Syllabification follows standard English rules based on vowel and consonant sounds.
Definitions
- 1
Aware of and sensitive to the needs and concerns of families.
“The company is becoming increasingly family-conscious in its policies.”
“She's a very family-conscious person.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the final syllable ('scious').
Syllables
fa — Open syllable, vowel ending.. mi — Closed syllable, consonant ending.. ly — Closed syllable, consonant ending.. con — Closed syllable, consonant ending.. scious — Closed syllable, consonant ending, stressed syllable.
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- The hyphenated nature of the compound word does not alter the syllabification process.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist but do not affect syllable division.
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