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Hyphenation of gooseberries

How to hyphenate gooseberries

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

gooseberries
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
12
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
12
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: gooseberries

Definitions of gooseberries

gooseberries is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A fruit, Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.

    Example: We had a good haul of gooseberries from our bushes this year.

  • noun
    Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum, the American gooseberry.
  • noun
    Any of several other plants that are not closely related but bear fruit in some way similar:
  • noun
    (British slang) A chaperone.
  • noun
    An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.

    Example: Robert and Susan were so in love with each other that nobody could go near them without feeling like a gooseberry.

  • noun
    (British slang) A fool.
  • noun
    (British slang) A fantastic story; a tall tale; a hoax.
  • noun
    (British slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.

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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.