thisworldliness
This-worldliness is a four-syllable noun (this-world-li-ness) with primary stress on 'world'. It's formed from the prefix 'this-', root 'world', and suffix '-liness', following standard English syllabification rules.
Definitions
- 1
The state or quality of being concerned with worldly matters; secularity.
“His lack of this-worldliness made him an ineffective politician.”
“She rejected the temptations of this-worldliness and devoted herself to religious life.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable, 'world'. The other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
this — Open syllable, onset /ð/, rime /ɪs/. world — Closed syllable, onset /w/, nucleus /ɜː/, coda /ld/, primary stress. li — Open syllable, onset /l/, rime /ɪ/. ness — Closed syllable, onset /n/, nucleus /ə/, coda /s/
Word Parts
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Onset-Rime
Each syllable is divided into an onset (initial consonant(s)) and a rime (vowel and following consonants).
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound, which forms the nucleus.
- The hyphenated form is stylistic and doesn't affect syllabification.
- Potential for schwa reduction in unstressed syllables, but not in careful pronunciation.
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