nonmeasurableness
Syllables
non-meas-ur-a-ble-ness
Pronunciation
/ˌnɑnˈmɛʒərəbl̩nəs/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
non- + measure + -able-ness
The word 'nonmeasurableness' is divided into six syllables: non-meas-ur-a-ble-ness. It features a prefix 'non-', root 'measure', and suffixes '-able' and '-ness'. Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable. Syllabification follows standard English rules, including onset-rime division and recognition of a syllabic consonant.
Definitions
- 1
The quality or state of not being measurable; the inability to be quantified.
“The nonmeasurableness of subjective experience makes it difficult to study.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('a'), following the general rule for words ending in '-ness' with a prominent morphological structure.
Syllables
non — Open syllable, initial syllable.. meas — Closed syllable.. ur — Open syllable, vowel-consonant division.. a — Open, unstressed syllable.. ble — Closed syllable, syllabic consonant.. ness — Closed syllable, common suffix.
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