stiffneckedness
The word 'stiff-neckedness' is divided into five syllables: st-iff-neck-ed-ness. The primary stress falls on 'neck'. It's morphologically complex, built from the prefix 'stiff-', root 'neck', and suffixes '-ed' and '-ness'. Syllable division follows rules maximizing onsets and dividing after vowels.
Definitions
- 1
The quality or state of being obstinately unwilling to change one's opinions or course of action; inflexibility; stubbornness.
“His stiff-neckedness prevented any compromise.”
“The committee was frustrated by the leader's stiff-neckedness.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('neck'). The stress pattern reflects the compound adjective functioning as a single unit before suffixation.
Syllables
st — Onset cluster, no vowel.. iff — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. neck — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant, primary stress.. ed — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ness — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.
Word Parts
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Maximize Onsets
Prioritizing consonant clusters at the beginning of syllables.
Vowel-Consonant Division
Dividing syllables after vowels followed by consonants.
- The compound adjective 'stiff-necked' is treated as a single prosodic unit, influencing the stress pattern.
- The non-rhoticity of British English affects the pronunciation of the /r/ sound.
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