selfassuredness
The word 'self-assuredness' is divided into four syllables: self-as-sured-ness. The primary stress falls on 'sured'. It's morphologically complex, comprising a prefix ('self'), root ('assure'), and two suffixes ('-ed', '-ness'). Syllabification follows standard English vowel-consonant and open syllable rules.
Definitions
- 1
The quality of being confident and certain of one's abilities or opinions.
“She spoke with remarkable self-assuredness.”
“His self-assuredness was inspiring to others.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('sured'). The first two syllables ('self' and 'as') are unstressed, and the final syllable ('ness') is also unstressed.
Syllables
self — Open syllable, unstressed.. as — Open syllable, unstressed.. sured — Closed syllable, stressed.. ness — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are often divided after a vowel followed by one or more consonants (e.g., 'sured').
Open Syllable Division
Syllables ending in a vowel sound are considered open syllables (e.g., 'self', 'as', 'ness').
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables (e.g., 'self').
- The compound nature of the word (prefix, root, suffixes) doesn't introduce significant syllabification complexities.
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