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yellowish-colored

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5 syllables
17 characters
English (GB)
Enriched
5syllables

yellowishcolored

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

yel-low-ish-col-ored

Pronunciation

/ˈjel.oʊ.ɪʃ.kʌl.ərd/

Stress

10000

Morphemes

yellow, color + -ish

The word 'yellowish-colored' is a compound adjective divided into five syllables: yel-low-ish-col-ored. Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('yel'). The word is morphologically composed of the root 'yellow', the suffix '-ish', and the root 'colored'.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Having a shade or tint of yellow; resembling the color yellow.

    “The leaves had a yellowish-colored tinge.”

    syn:yellowishgolden
    ant:colorless

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the first syllable ('yel') of 'yellowish'.

Syllables

5
yel/jel/
low/loʊ/
ish/ɪʃ/
col/kʌl/
ored/ərd/

yel — Open syllable, stressed. low — Open syllable. ish — Closed syllable. col — Open syllable. ored — Closed syllable

Word Parts

root

yellow, color

Old English/Latin origins

suf

-ish

Old English adjective forming suffix

Similar Words

red­dish­browngreen­ish­bluebrown­ish­gray

Onset-Rime Division

Syllables are divided based on the onset (initial consonant sound(s)) and rime (vowel and any following consonants).

Stress Assignment

Primary stress is assigned based on prominence, typically falling on the first syllable of a compound word.

  • Hyphenated compound adjective
  • Regional variations in 'r' pronunciation
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/8/2025

Nearby Words

17 words
yellowish-colored(current)
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