nondiabolicalness
Syllables
non-di-a-bol-i-cal-ness
Pronunciation
/ˌnɑn.daɪ.əˈbɑl.ɪ.kəl.nəs/
Stress
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Morphemes
non- + diabol- + -ical
The word 'nondiabolicalness' is divided into seven syllables: non-di-a-bol-i-cal-ness. It's formed from the prefix 'non-', the root 'diabol-', and the suffixes '-ical' and '-ness'. Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable. Syllabification follows standard English onset-rime division rules, with consideration for consonant clusters and affixation.
Definitions
- 1
The state or quality of not being diabolical; harmlessness, innocence, or lack of wickedness.
“The nondiabolicalness of the child's intentions was clear.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('i' in 'ical').
Syllables
non — Open syllable, initial syllable.. di — Open syllable.. a — Open syllable, unstressed.. bol — Closed syllable.. i — Open syllable, unstressed.. cal — Closed syllable.. ness — Closed syllable.
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- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a common phenomenon.
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