Hyphenation of emphasis

How to hyphenate emphasis

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

emphasis

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 8
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 8
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: emphasis

Definitions of emphasis

emphasis is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
Example: He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.
noun
Special attention or prominence given to something.
Example: Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.
noun
Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
Example: He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.
noun
The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
noun
The use of boldface.

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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.