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world-gladdening

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

4 syllables
16 characters
English (GB)
Enriched
4syllables

worldgladdening

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

world-glad-den-ing

Pronunciation

/wɜːldˈɡlædənɪŋ/

Stress

0101

Morphemes

world + glad + den-ing

The word 'world-gladdening' is a four-syllable adjective with primary stress on 'glad'. Syllabification follows standard English rules, considering onset-rime and sonority principles. It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'world-', root 'glad', and suffixes '-den' and '-ing'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Causing great joy or happiness to the world; having a widespread positive effect.

    “The artist's work was described as world-gladdening.”

    “Her smile had a world-gladdening effect.”

    syn:upliftingjoyousexhilaratinginspiring
    ant:depressingdishearteningsaddening

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('glad').

Syllables

4
world/wɜːld/
glad/ɡlæd/
den/dən/
ing/ɪŋ/

world — Closed syllable, CVC structure.. glad — Closed syllable, CVC structure, primary stress.. den — Open syllable, CV structure.. ing — Closed syllable, VCN structure.

Word Parts

pre

world

Old English origin, meaning 'age, existence'.

root

glad

Old English origin, meaning 'bright, cheerful'.

suf

den-ing

Old English inflecting and gerundive suffixes.

Similar Words

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Onset-Rime Principle

Syllables are formed around a vowel nucleus with preceding and following consonants.

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Consonants are ordered by sonority within a syllable.

Compound Word Syllabification

Division between constituent morphemes.

  • Non-rhoticity of GB English potentially affecting vowel quality in 'world'.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

Nearby Words

17 words
world-gladdening(current)
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