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Hyphenation of friendliest

How to hyphenate friendliest

friendliest is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, friendliest is hyphenated as:

friend-liest
Syllables Count
2
Characters Count
11
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
11
Hyphens Count
1
Hyphenation performed using the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. This result is approximate and has not been verified against authoritative sources.

Definitions of friendliest

friendliest is defined as:

Definition 1 as adjective

  • adjective
    Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.

    Example: Your cat seems very friendly.

  • adjective
    Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.

    Example: He gave a friendly smile.

  • adjective
    Having an easy or accepting relationship with something.

    Example: a dog-friendly café

  • adjective
    Without any hostility.

    Example: a friendly competition

  • adjective
    Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious.

    Example: a friendly breeze or gale

  • adjective
    Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports

    Example: The soldier was killed by friendly fire.

  • adjective
    Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.

    Example: friendly

  • adjective
    (in compounds) Compatible with, or not damaging to (the compounded noun).

    Example: Organic farms only use soil-friendly fertilisers.

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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.