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Hyphenation of nightshades

How to hyphenate nightshades

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

nightshades
Syllables Count
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Characters Count
11
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
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Hyphens Count
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Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: nightshades

Definitions of nightshades

nightshades is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.
  • noun
    Any plant of the wider Solanaceae family, including the nightshades as well as tomato, potato, eggplant, and deadly nightshade.
  • noun
    Belladonna or deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna.
  • noun
    Any of several plants likened to nightshade, usually because of similar dark-colored berries.

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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.