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.
- Syllables Count
- 1
- Characters Count
- 13
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 13
- Hyphens Count
- 0
Definitions of neighbourhood
neighbourhood is defined as:
Definition 1 as noun
- nounThe quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity.
Example: Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings.
- nounClose proximity, nearby area; particularly, close proximity to one's home.
Example: He lives in my neighborhood.
- nounThe inhabitants of a residential area.
Example: The fire alarmed the neighborhood.
- nounA formal or informal division of a municipality or region.
Example: We have just moved to a pleasant neighborhood.
- nounAn approximate amount.
Example: He must be making in the neighborhood of $200,000 per year.
- nounThe quality of physical proximity.
Example: The slums and the palace were in awful neighborhood.
- nounThe disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will.
- nounWithin a topological space:
- nounWithin a metric space:
- nounThe infinitesimal open set of all points that may be reached directly from a given point.
- nounThe set of all the vertices adjacent to a given vertex.
Words nearby neighbourhood
- neighborly
- neighbors
- neighborship
- neighborstained
- neighbour
- neighboured
- neighbourer
- neighbouress
- (neighbourhood)
- neighbourhoods
- neighbouring
- neighbourless
- neighbourlike
- neighbourliness
- neighbourly
- neighbours
- neighbourship
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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.