insurmountability
Syllables
in-sur-mount-a-bil-i-ty
Pronunciation
/ɪnˌsɜːrmˈaʊntəbɪlɪti/
Stress
0000100
Morphemes
in- + mount + -ability
Insurmountability is a seven-syllable noun with Latin roots. Syllabification follows standard English rules, with stress on the fifth syllable. The word's structure reflects its meaning of being impossible to overcome.
Definitions
- 1
The state or quality of being insurmountable; impossibility of being overcome.
“The sheer scale of the problem presented an insurmountability to the team.”
“Faced with insurmountability, they decided to abandon the project.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('bil').
Syllables
in — Open syllable, onset-rhyme structure.. sur — Open syllable, onset-rhyme structure.. mount — Closed syllable, onset-rhyme structure with consonant coda.. a — Open syllable, onset-rhyme structure.. bil — Closed syllable, onset-rhyme structure with consonant coda, stressed syllable.. i — Open syllable, onset-rhyme structure.. ty — Closed syllable, onset-rhyme structure with consonant coda.
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