unsentimentalist
Syllables
un-sen-ti-men-tal-ist
Pronunciation
/ʌnˌsɛntɪˈmɛntəlɪst/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
un- + sent + -i-ment-al-ist
The word 'unsentimentalist' is a seven-syllable noun with stress on the fifth syllable. It's formed from a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes, and its syllabification follows standard English rules based on vowel and consonant patterns.
Definitions
- 1
A person who does not respond to or is not influenced by feelings or emotions.
“He was a hardened businessman, a complete unsentimentalist.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('tal'), creating the pattern unstressed-unstressed-unstressed-unstressed-stressed-unstressed.
Syllables
un — Open syllable, unstressed.. sen — Open syllable, unstressed.. ti — Closed syllable, unstressed.. men — Open syllable, unstressed.. tal — Open syllable, stressed.. ist — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Onset-Rhyme
Syllables are divided into an onset (initial consonant(s)) and a rhyme (vowel and any following consonants).
Vowel-Consonant
When a syllable contains a vowel followed by a consonant, the syllable is typically divided after the vowel.
Consonant-Vowel
When a syllable contains a consonant followed by a vowel, the syllable is typically divided after the consonant.
- The prefix 'un-' is consistently a separate syllable.
- The word's length and complex morphology require careful application of syllabification rules.
- Regional variations in pronunciation might slightly alter the perceived syllable boundaries.
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