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Words with Root “tent-” in English (US)
Browse English (US) words sharing the root “tent-”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.
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tent- Latin origin, 'to try, feel, test'
nontentativeness
5 syllables16 letters
non·ten·ta·tive·ness
/nɑnˈtɛntəˌtɪvnəs/
noun
The word 'nontentativeness' is divided into five syllables: non-ten-ta-tive-ness. It consists of the prefix 'non-', the root 'tent-', and the suffixes '-ative' and '-ness'. The primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ta'). The syllabification follows standard English rules based on vowel sounds and affix boundaries.