fearsomelooking
The word 'fearsome-looking' is divided into four syllables: fear-some-look-ing. Stress falls on the first syllable of 'fearsome' and the second syllable of 'looking'. It's a compound adjective formed from the root 'fear' with suffixes '-some', '-look', and '-ing'.
Definitions
- 1
Giving the impression of causing fear; menacing or intimidating in appearance.
“The fearsome-looking dragon guarded the treasure.”
“He was a fearsome-looking opponent.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'fearsome' and the second syllable of 'looking'.
Syllables
fear — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. some — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster.. look — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. ing — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a nasal consonant cluster.
Word Parts
Open Syllable
Vowel followed by a consonant.
Closed Syllable
Vowel followed by a consonant cluster or a single consonant.
Suffixation
Suffixes are generally separated into their own syllables.
- The hyphenated nature of the compound adjective does not affect syllabification. Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may occur but do not alter the syllable division.
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