fashionconscious
The word 'fashion-conscious' is a compound adjective divided into four syllables: fash-ion-con-scious. It consists of the root 'fashion' and the root 'conscious' with the suffix '-ous'. Stress falls on the first syllable of each component. Syllabification follows standard English rules based on vowel-consonant patterns.
Definitions
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Aware of and interested in the latest styles in fashion.
“She is a very fashion-conscious woman.”
“The fashion-conscious teenager always wears the latest trends.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of each component word ('fash' and 'con').
Syllables
fash — Closed syllable, stressed.. ion — Open syllable, unstressed.. con — Closed syllable, stressed.. scious — Open syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Consonant (VCC)
Syllables are divided before consonant clusters.
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Open syllables are formed after a single consonant following a vowel.
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC)
Syllables are divided after the vowel.
- The hyphenated structure requires treating each component as a separate word for syllabification.
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