unfaithfulnesses
Syllables
un-faith-ful-ness-es
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈfeɪθfʊlnəsɪz/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
un- + faith + -ful-ness-es
The word 'unfaithfulnesses' is divided into five syllables: un-faith-ful-ness-es. The primary stress falls on 'ful'. It's a noun formed from the prefix 'un-', the root 'faith', and the suffixes '-ful', '-ness', and '-es'. Syllabification follows standard English rules prioritizing vowel sounds and maximizing onsets.
Definitions
- 1
Instances of the quality of being disloyal or deceitful.
“Her unfaithfulnesses were a source of great pain.”
“The treaty was broken by repeated unfaithfulnesses.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ful'), indicated by '1'. The other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
un — Open syllable, containing a single vowel sound.. faith — Open syllable, containing a diphthong and a consonant.. ful — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant cluster.. ness — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. es — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.
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Vowel-Consonant Division
Syllables are typically divided after a vowel sound, especially when followed by a consonant.
Maximize Onsets
Consonant clusters are generally kept together at the beginning of a syllable (onset).
- Potential vowel reduction in 'un-' in some regional accents.
- The /l/ in 'ful' could theoretically syllabify with 'ness', but the strong vowel-consonant boundary favors the current division.
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