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Words with Suffix “-escent” in English (US)
Browse English (US) words ending with the suffix “-escent”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.
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-escent Latin origin, becoming *-escent* in English, indicates a process of becoming or tending to.
semperjuvenescent
6 syllables17 letters
sem·per·ju·ve·nes·cent
/ˈsɛmpərˌdʒuːvəˈnɛsənt/
adjective
The word 'semperjuvenescent' is syllabified as sem-per-ju-ve-nes-cent, with primary stress on 'nes'. It's a Latinate adjective meaning eternally youthful, broken down into the prefix 'semper-', root 'juven-', and suffix '-escent'. Syllable division follows standard vowel and consonant coda rules.