whitefeatherism
The noun 'white-featherism' is divided into four syllables (white-feath-er-ism) with primary stress on the third syllable. It's morphologically composed of 'white-', 'feather-', and '-ism', denoting cowardice. Syllabification follows standard English rules of maximizing onsets and vowel nuclei.
Definitions
- 1
Cowardice; the practice of avoiding danger or responsibility.
“His refusal to participate was seen as blatant white-featherism.”
“The accusations of white-featherism stung him deeply.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('er'), and secondary stress on the first syllable ('white').
Syllables
white — Open syllable, diphthong.. feath — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. er — Open syllable, schwa.. ism — Closed syllable.
Word Parts
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Maximize Onsets
Syllables are divided to include as many initial consonants as possible.
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
- The compound nature of the word does not introduce unusual syllabification challenges.
- The word is relatively straightforward in its phonetic structure.
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