Words with Suffix “--ous-ness” in English (US)

Hyperridiculousness is a 7-syllable noun (hy-per-ri-dic-u-lous-ness) with Greek prefix 'hyper-' (excessive), Latin root 'ridicul-' (laughable), and suffixes '-ous' + '-ness'. Primary stress falls on 'dic' with secondary stress on 'hy'. IPA: /ˌhaɪ.pər.rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs.nəs/. The word means extreme or excessive ridiculousness.

The word 'nonamphibiousness' is divided into six syllables: non-am-phi-bi-ous-ness. The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('ous'). It is a noun formed from a prefix, root, and suffixes, denoting the state of not being amphibious. Syllabification follows standard English vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel division rules.

Noncontemporaneousness is an 8-syllable abstract noun (non-con-tem-po-ra-ne-ous-ness) with Latinate morphology. Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable 'ra' /ˈɹeɪ/, with secondary stresses on 'non' and 'tem'. The word combines the negating prefix 'non-', the root 'contemporane-' (from Latin 'contemporaneus'), the adjectival suffix '-ous', and the nominalizing suffix '-ness'. Syllabification follows morpheme boundaries and the Maximal Onset Principle, respecting English phonotactic constraints.