overtrustfulness
Syllables
o-ver-trust-ful-ness
Pronunciation
/ˌoʊvərˈtrʌstfʊlˌnɛs/
Stress
01000
Morphemes
over- + trust + -ful
The word 'overtrustfulness' is divided into five syllables: o-ver-trust-ful-ness. It consists of the prefix 'over-', the root 'trust', and the suffixes '-ful' and '-ness'. The primary stress falls on the 'trust' syllable. The syllabification follows standard English rules of vowel-consonant division and suffix separation.
Definitions
- 1
The quality or state of being excessively trusting.
“Her overtrustfulness led her to fall for the scam.”
“The politician exploited the public's overtrustfulness.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable, 'trust'. The first and fifth syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
o — Open syllable, diphthong. ver — Closed syllable. trust — Closed syllable, stressed. ful — Closed syllable. ness — Closed syllable
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Vowel-Consonant (VC) Division
Syllables are often divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Consonant Cluster Division
When a consonant cluster separates vowels, the cluster is generally maintained within a syllable.
Suffix Division
Suffixes are typically separated into their own syllables.
- The word's length and multiple morphemes make it a complex case for syllabification.
- Regional variations in pronunciation might slightly alter vowel qualities, but the core syllabic structure remains consistent.
- The prefix 'over-' is consistently pronounced as a single syllable in US English.
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