heartsandflowers
Syllables
hear-ts-and-flow-ers
Pronunciation
/hɑːrts ænd ˈflaʊ.ɚz/
Stress
10010
Morphemes
heart, flower + -s
The word 'hearts-and-flowers' is a compound noun phrase syllabified into five syllables: hear-ts-and-flow-ers. Primary stress falls on 'hear'. It's composed of the roots 'heart' and 'flower' with plural suffixes. Syllabification follows standard English vowel-consonant and vowel-r rules.
Definitions
- 1
A cliché representing sentimental, often excessively romantic, or unrealistic affection.
“The movie was full of hearts-and-flowers sentiment.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the first syllable ('hear'), secondary stress on 'and' and 'flow'.
Syllables
hear — Open syllable, vowel followed by /r/.. ts — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. and — Open syllable.. flow — Open syllable.. ers — Closed syllable, schwa + /r/ + plural marker.
Similar Words
Vowel-R Rule
Vowels followed by /r/ typically form a single syllable.
Vowel-Consonant Rule
Vowels followed by consonants generally form a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable.
- Compound word requiring individual component syllabification.
- Potential reduction of 'and' to /ən/ in rapid speech.
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