Hyphenation of abandonment
How to hyphenate abandonment
Because it is a word with a single syllable, abandonment is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
- Syllables Count
- 1
- Characters Count
- 11
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 11
- Hyphens Count
- 0
Definitions of abandonment
abandonment is defined as:
Definition 1 as noun
- nounThe act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
- nounThe voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
Example: Since he left her, she's suing him for divorce on grounds of abandonment.
- nounAn abandoned building or structure.
Example: High-profile abandonments are harder to infiltrate for urban explorers due to their heightened security.
- nounThe relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
- nounThe relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
- nounThe cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
- nounA refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
- nounThe self-surrender to an outside influence.
- nounAbandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions.
Words nearby abandonment
- abandon
- abandonable
- abandoned
- abandonedly
- abandonee
- abandoner
- abandoners
- abandoning
- (abandonment)
- abandonments
- abandons
- abandum
- abanet
- abanga
- abanic
- abannition
- abantes
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What is hyphenation
Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.
Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.