Hyphenation of neighbourhood

How to hyphenate neighbourhood

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

neighbourhood

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 13
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 13
Hyphens Count: 0

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

Definitions of neighbourhood

neighbourhood is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity.
Example: Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings.
noun
Close proximity, nearby area; particularly, close proximity to one's home.
Example: He lives in my neighborhood.
noun
The inhabitants of a residential area.
Example: The fire alarmed the neighborhood.
noun
A formal or informal division of a municipality or region.
Example: We have just moved to a pleasant neighborhood.
noun
An approximate amount.
Example: He must be making in the neighborhood of $200,000 per year.
noun
The quality of physical proximity.
Example: The slums and the palace were in awful neighborhood.
noun
The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will.
noun
Within a topological space:
noun
Within a metric space:
noun
The infinitesimal open set of all points that may be reached directly from a given point.
noun
The set of all the vertices adjacent to a given vertex.

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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.