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Hyphenation of overweight

How to hyphenate overweight

Because it is a word with a single syllable, overweight is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

overweight
Syllables Count
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Characters Count
10
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
10
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: overweight

Definitions of overweight

overweight is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    An excess of weight.
  • noun
    An overweight person.
  • noun
    (investment) A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.

    Example: Apple common stock is one of our overweights.

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
  • verb
    To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.

Definition 1 as adjective

  • adjective
    (of a person) Heavier than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
  • adjective
    (of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
  • adjective
    (investment, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security) Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.

    Example: Our portfolio is very overweight (in) Asian technology stocks.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.