Hyphenation of knight
How to hyphenate knight
Because it is a word with a single syllable, knight is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy.
- Syllables Count
- 1
- Characters Count
- 6
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 6
- Hyphens Count
- 0
Definitions of knight
- noun A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.
- noun A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire.
- noun (by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.
Example: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
- noun (modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
- noun A brave, chivalrous and honorable man devoted to a noble cause or love interest.
- noun A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.
- noun A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
- noun Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ypthima.
- noun (modern) A generic name for various mushrooms belonging to the fungal order gilled mushrooms; scientific name Tricholoma.
Words nearby knight
- knifer
- kniferest
- knifers
- knifes
- knifesmith
- knifeway
- knifing
- knifings
- (knight)
- knight-adventurer
- knight-errant
- knight-errantries
- knight-errantry
- knight-errantship
- knight-head
- knight-service
- knight's-spur
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What is hyphenation
Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.
Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.