nonintrospective
Syllables
non-in-tro-spec-tive
Pronunciation
/ˌnɑnɪnˈtrɑspektɪv/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
non- + intro-spec- + -tive
The word 'nonintrospective' is divided into five syllables: non-in-tro-spec-tive. The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('spec'). It's an adjective formed from Latin roots and suffixes, meaning 'not involving introspection'. Syllabification follows standard English rules of vowel-consonant division and stress placement.
Definitions
- 1
Not characterized by or involving introspection; not examining one's own thoughts and feelings.
“He was a nonintrospective person, rarely pausing to consider his motivations.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('spec'). The first, second, third, and fifth syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
non — Open syllable, initial syllable.. in — Closed syllable.. tro — Open syllable.. spec — Closed syllable, stressed.. tive — Closed syllable.
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