doubleheartedness
Syllables
dou-ble-heart-ed-ness
Pronunciation
/ˈdʌbəlˌhɑːrtɪdnəs/
Stress
10100
Morphemes
double + heart + ed
The word 'doubleheartedness' is divided into five syllables: dou-ble-heart-ed-ness. It consists of the prefix 'double', the root 'heart', and the suffixes '-ed' and '-ness'. Primary stress falls on the first syllable. Syllabification follows standard English rules of onset-rime division, vowel-consonant division, and suffix separation.
Definitions
- 1
The quality of being sincerely and deeply kind, compassionate, and genuine; possessing a truly good and benevolent nature.
“Her doubleheartedness was evident in every act of kindness she performed.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the first syllable ('dou'), secondary stress on the third syllable ('heart'). Remaining syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
dou — Open syllable, initial syllable. ble — Closed syllable. heart — Closed syllable, secondary stress. ed — Weak syllable, past participle/adjective marker. ness — Weak syllable, noun-forming suffix
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- Compound nature of 'doubleheart'.
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