thickheadedness
The word 'thick-headedness' is divided into four syllables: thick-head-ed-ness, with primary stress on the first syllable ('thick'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'thick-', root 'head-', and suffix '-edness'. Syllable division follows the onset-rime principle.
Definitions
- 1
The quality or state of being unintelligent, stubborn, or slow to understand.
“His thick-headedness prevented him from seeing the obvious solution.”
“She sighed at his thick-headedness and explained the concept again.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('thick'). The remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
thick — Closed syllable, stressed.. head — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ed — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ness — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Onset-Rime Division
Syllables are divided based on the consonant onset and the vowel-containing rime.
- The /d/ in '-ed' can be assimilated in rapid speech, but this doesn't affect the syllabification.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may exist, but do not alter the syllable division.
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