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Hyphenation of night-owl

How to hyphenate night-owl

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

night-owl
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
9
Words Count
2
Characters without spaces Count
9
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: night

Definitions of night-owl

night-owl is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    An owl (order Strigiformes) that is nocturnal.
  • noun
    One who goes to bed late, or stays up late at night or in the early hours of the morning.

    Synonyms: "night person", nighthawk

  • noun
    A musical instrument which imitates an owl's hoot, consisting of a receptacle partly filled with water and a mouthpiece that is blown into.

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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.