goodlookingness
The word 'good-lookingness' is a noun formed by combining the compound adjective 'good-looking' with the suffix '-ness'. It is syllabified as good-look-ing-ness, with primary stress on 'good' and secondary stress on 'ing'. The syllabification follows standard English rules for vowel nuclei, consonant clusters, and suffix separation.
Definitions
- 1
The quality of being attractive or pleasing in appearance.
“Her good-lookingness was undeniable.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the first syllable ('good') and the third syllable ('ing').
Syllables
good — Open syllable, primary stress.. look — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ing — Closed syllable, secondary stress.. ness — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Consonant (VCC) Rule
Syllables are divided before consonant clusters, as seen in 'look-ing'.
Compound Word Rule
Compound words are divided between constituent words, as seen in 'good-look'.
Suffix Rule
Suffixes are generally separated into their own syllables, as seen in '-ing' and '-ness'.
- The compound adjective 'good-looking' could theoretically be divided differently, but 'good-look' is the more common and natural division.
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