nonextraneousness
Syllables
non-ex-tra-ne-ous-ness
Pronunciation
/ˌnɑnɛkˈstreɪniəsnes/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
non- + extraneous + -ness
The word 'nonextraneousness' is divided into six syllables: non-ex-tra-ne-ous-ness. The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ne-'). It's a noun formed from the prefix 'non-', the root 'extraneous', and the suffix '-ness', meaning the state of not being extraneous.
Definitions
- 1
The state or quality of not being extraneous; irrelevance.
“The nonextraneousness of the information made the report concise and focused.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ne-'), corresponding to the root word 'extraneous'.
Syllables
non — Open syllable, unstressed.. ex — Closed syllable, unstressed.. tra — Open syllable, unstressed.. ne — Open syllable, stressed.. ous — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ness — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel-CVC
Syllables are often divided after a vowel followed by a consonant cluster.
CVC
Syllables are often divided before a vowel, after a consonant-vowel-consonant sequence.
Stress Placement
Primary stress falls on the root word, influencing syllable prominence.
- The prefix 'non-' is almost always unstressed and forms its own syllable.
- The '-aneous' sequence is relatively stable in pronunciation.
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