impersuadableness
Syllables
im-per-sua-da-ble-ness
Pronunciation
/ɪmˌpɜːrsuˈeɪdəblnəs/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
im- + persuade + -able
The word 'impersuadableness' is divided into six syllables: im-per-sua-da-ble-ness. It's a noun formed from the prefix 'im-', the root 'persuade', and the suffixes '-able' and '-ness'. Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('da'). Syllable division follows standard English rules based on vowel-consonant patterns and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
The quality of not being able to be persuaded; unpersuadability.
“His impersuadableness frustrated all attempts at negotiation.”
“The committee was surprised by the witness's impersuadableness.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('da'). The stress pattern is /ɪmˌpɜːrsuˈeɪdəblnəs/.
Syllables
im — Closed syllable, weak vowel.. per — Open syllable, r-controlled vowel.. sua — Open syllable, stressed vowel.. da — Closed syllable, schwa.. ble — Closed syllable, consonant cluster.. ness — Closed syllable, schwa.
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Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV)
Syllables are often divided between vowels.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonants preceding a vowel are typically grouped into the preceding syllable.
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are often divided after a consonant followed by a vowel.
- The '-able-ness' suffix combination is a complex morphological structure.
- Some speakers might reduce the vowel in 'persuade' to a schwa.
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