goodhumouredness
The word 'good-humouredness' is divided into four syllables: good-hu-moured-ness. Primary stress falls on 'hou'. It's a noun formed from the root 'good' and suffixes '-humoured' and '-ness'. Syllabification follows standard English rules prioritizing onsets and avoiding stranded consonants.
Definitions
- 1
The quality of being cheerful and in a good mood.
“Her good-humouredness was infectious.”
“He approached the task with a remarkable degree of good-humouredness.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the third syllable ('hou'), secondary stress on the first syllable ('good').
Syllables
good — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. hu — Open syllable, glide + vowel.. moured — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. ness — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.
Word Parts
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Open Syllable
Vowel followed by consonant(s).
Glide + Vowel
A glide (e.g., /h/, /j/, /w/) followed by a vowel.
Closed Syllable
Vowel followed by a consonant cluster or single consonant.
- The diphthong /juː/ in 'humoured' requires consideration. Compound word structure.
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