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Hyphenation of chestnuts

How to hyphenate chestnuts

Because it is a word with a single syllable, chestnuts is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

chestnuts
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
9
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: chestnuts

Definitions of chestnuts

chestnuts is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
  • noun
    The nut of this tree or shrub.
  • noun
    A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
  • noun
    A reddish-brown horse.
  • noun
    The wood of a chestnut tree.
  • noun
    An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").
  • noun
    A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.

    Synonyms: "night eye"

  • noun
    The horse-chestnut.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.

This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.

With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.