Hyphenation of evil

How to hyphenate evil

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

evil

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 4
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 4
Hyphens Count: 0

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

Definitions of evil

evil is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
Example: Evil lacks spirituality, hence its need for mind control.
noun
Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief.
noun
A malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil (scrofula).

Definition 1 as adjective

adjective
Intending to harm; malevolent.
Example: an evil plot to brainwash and even kill innocent people
adjective
Morally corrupt.
Example: Do you think that companies that engage in animal testing are evil?
adjective
Unpleasant, foul (of odour, taste, mood, weather, etc.).
adjective
Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous.
adjective
Having harmful qualities; not good; worthless or deleterious.
Example: an evil beast; an evil plant; an evil crop
adjective
Undesirable; harmful; bad practice
Example: Global variables are evil; storing processing context in object member variables allows those objects to be reused in a much more flexible way.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the use of hyphens to join words or parts of words. It plays a crucial role in writing, ensuring clarity and readability.

In compound terms like 'check-in', the hyphen clarifies relationships between words. It also assists in breaking words at line ends, preserving flow and understanding, such as in 'tele-communication'. Hyphenation rules vary; some words lose their hyphens with common usage (e.g., 'email' from 'e-mail'). It's an evolving aspect of language, with guidelines differing across style manuals. Understanding hyphenation improves writing quality, making it an indispensable tool in effective communication.