unrelieveableness
Syllables
un-re-lieve-a-ble-ness
Pronunciation
/ʌn.rɪˈliːv.ə.bl̩.nəs/
Stress
001000
Morphemes
un + relieve + able
The word 'unrelievableness' is divided into six syllables: un-re-lieve-a-ble-ness. The primary stress falls on 'lieve'. It's a noun formed from the prefix 'un-', the root 'relieve', and the suffixes '-able' and '-ness'. The syllabic /l/ in 'ble' is a notable phonetic feature.
Definitions
- 1
The quality or state of being incapable of being relieved; the inability to be alleviated.
“The unrelievableness of his suffering was heartbreaking.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('lieve'). The other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
un — Open syllable, unstressed.. re — Open syllable, unstressed.. lieve — Open syllable, stressed.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. ble — Closed syllable with syllabic /l/, unstressed.. ness — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel Division
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Onset Maximization
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Consonant Cluster Division
Syllables are divided after consonant clusters when possible.
- The syllabic /l/ in 'ble' is a phonetic feature of GB English.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common.
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