Hyphenation of lights-out

How to hyphenate lights-out

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

lights-out

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 10
Words Count: 2
Characters without spaces Count: 10

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: lights

Definitions of lights-out

lights-out is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
The time at night at which artificial lights are to be turned off, a curfew or bedtime.
noun
The prescribed bedtime for persons living in a boarding school or staying in a hospital.
Example: We were all expected to be in bed by lights-out.

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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.