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Hyphenation of gendered

How to hyphenate gendered

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

gendered
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: gendered

Definitions of gendered

gendered is defined as:

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To assign a gender to (a person); to perceive as having a gender; to address using terms (pronouns, nouns, adjectives...) that express a certain gender.
  • verb
    To perceive (a thing) as having characteristics associated with a certain gender, or as having been authored by someone of a certain gender.

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To engender.
  • verb
    To breed.

Definition 1 as adjective

  • adjective
    (of a language) Having grammatical gender.

    Example: Grammatically, Hebrew is a gendered language because every noun is either masculine or feminine.

  • adjective
    Pertaining to gender or having attributes due to gender.

    Example: His clothes were highly gendered.

  • adjective
    Divided by gender.

    Example: In the past, parenting was a more gendered activity with more distinct male and female roles.

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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.