persuasivenesses
Syllables
per-sua-sive-ness-es
Pronunciation
/pərˈsuːsɪv.nəs.ɪz/
Stress
00100
Morphemes
persuade + ive-ness-es
The word 'persuasivenesses' is divided into five syllables: per-sua-sive-ness-es. The primary stress falls on 'sive'. It's a noun formed from the root 'persuade' with the suffixes '-ive', '-ness', and '-es'. Syllabification follows standard vowel-consonant and suffix division rules.
Definitions
- 1
Instances of the quality of being persuasive; the ability to convince someone to do or believe something.
“The politician relied on a series of persuasive arguments.”
“Her persuasivenesses were legendary.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('sive'). The other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
per — Open syllable, unstressed.. sua — Open syllable, unstressed.. sive — Closed syllable, stressed.. ness — Closed syllable, unstressed.. es — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Suffix Division
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Consonant Blend Division
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- The word is uncommon and potentially stylistically awkward due to multiple suffixes, but its syllabification follows standard English rules.
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