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Hyphenation of neighbours

How to hyphenate neighbours

neighbours is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. 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. For now, neighbours is hyphenated as:

neigh-bours
Syllables Count
2
Characters Count
10
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
10
Hyphens Count
1
Hyphenation performed using the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. This result is approximate and has not been verified against authoritative sources.

Definitions of neighbours

neighbours is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

    Example: My neighbour has two noisy cats.

  • noun
    One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
  • noun
    A fellow human being.

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To be adjacent to

    Example: Though France neighbours Germany, its culture is significantly different.

  • verb
    (followed by "on"; figurative) To be similar to, to be almost the same as.

    Example: That sort of talk is neighbouring on treason.

  • verb
    To associate intimately with; to be close to.

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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.