oldfashionedness
The word 'old-fashionedness' is divided into four syllables: old-fash-ioned-ness. It consists of the prefix 'old', the root 'fashion', and the suffixes '-ed' and '-ness'. Primary stress falls on 'fash', with secondary stress on 'old'. Syllabification follows the VC rule and consonant cluster rule.
Definitions
- 1
The quality or state of being outmoded or not current; adherence to the styles and customs of the past.
“Her old-fashionedness was charming, but sometimes impractical.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('fash'), and secondary stress on the first syllable ('old'). The last two syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
old — Closed syllable, initial syllable, contains a diphthong.. fash — Closed syllable, receives primary stress.. ioned — Closed syllable, contains a vowel followed by a consonant cluster.. ness — Closed syllable, final syllable, contains a schwa vowel.
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Vowel-Consonant (VC) Rule
Syllables generally end in a vowel sound. Consonants following a vowel are grouped with that vowel.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless a vowel intervenes.
- The 'i' in 'fashioned' could be ambiguous, but pronunciation dictates the division.
- The compound nature of the word could lead to alternative analyses, but the pronunciation is the determining factor.
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