nonquantitativeness
Syllables
non-quan-ti-ta-tive-ness
Pronunciation
/ˌnɑnˈkwɑntɪˌteɪtɪvˌnɛs/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
non + quantitat + ive
The word 'nonquantitativeness' is divided into six syllables: non-quan-ti-ta-tive-ness. The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ta'). It's a noun formed from a Latin root with English suffixes, exhibiting typical English stress-timed rhythm and vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
Definitions
- 1
The quality of not being based on or determined by quantity; the state of not being quantifiable.
“The researcher argued for a qualitative approach, emphasizing the nonquantitativeness of the data.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ta'). The stress pattern is typical for words ending in '-ness' with a complex root.
Syllables
non — Open syllable, unstressed.. quan — Open syllable, unstressed.. ti — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ta — Open syllable, stressed.. tive — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ness — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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