smartaleckiness
The noun 'smart-aleckiness' is syllabified as smart-a-lec-ki-ness, with stress on 'lec'. It's morphologically composed of 'smart-', 'aleck', and '-iness', following standard English syllabification rules while accounting for the uncommon root 'aleck'.
Definitions
- 1
The quality of being excessively clever, self-assured, and often irritatingly impertinent.
“His smart-aleckiness was wearing thin with everyone.”
“She responded to his question with a touch of smart-aleckiness.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('lec'). The first syllable ('smart') is also relatively prominent due to its open syllable structure.
Syllables
smart — Open syllable, stressed.. a — Unstressed schwa.. lec — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ki — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ness — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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- The unusual root 'aleck' requires careful consideration during syllabification.
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