shortsightedness
The word 'shortsightedness' is divided into four syllables: short-sight-ed-ness. It consists of the prefix 'short', the root 'sight', and the suffix '-edness'. Primary stress falls on 'sight'. The syllabification follows standard English vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel-consonant division rules.
Definitions
- 1
The state of lacking foresight or understanding; a lack of long-term planning.
“His shortsightedness led to the company's downfall.”
“She criticized his shortsighted approach to the problem.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('sight'). The first syllable ('short') has secondary stress.
Syllables
short — Open syllable, long vowel sound.. sight — Open syllable, diphthong.. ed — Closed syllable, weak vowel.. ness — Closed syllable, schwa vowel.
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are often divided after a vowel sound followed by a consonant sound.
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)
Syllables are often divided around consonant clusters, especially when they form a closed syllable.
- The 'ed' suffix can sometimes merge with the preceding syllable, but here it forms a distinct syllable due to the stress pattern and the following 'ness' suffix.
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