pleasantfeatured
Syllables
plea-sant-fea-tured
Pronunciation
/ˈplɛzənt ˈfiːtʃərd/
Stress
1011
Morphemes
pleasant, feature + -ant, -ed
The word 'pleasant-featured' is a compound adjective divided into four syllables: plea-sant-fea-tured. Stress falls on the second syllable of each component. It's morphologically composed of 'pleasant' (pleasure + quality suffix) and 'featured' (feature + adjectival suffix). Syllabification follows standard vowel-initial and consonant-final rules.
Definitions
- 1
Having agreeable or attractive features; possessing pleasing characteristics.
“The pleasant-featured woman smiled warmly.”
“He was a pleasant-featured young man.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the second syllable of 'pleasant' and the second syllable of 'featured'.
Syllables
plea — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. sant — Closed syllable, consonant-final.. fea — Open syllable, vowel-initial.. tured — Closed syllable, consonant-final.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Initial Syllable
Syllables beginning with a vowel are typically separated at the vowel.
Consonant-Final Syllable
Syllables ending with a consonant are typically separated before the consonant.
Compound Word Syllabification
Each component of a compound word is syllabified independently.
- The hyphen in 'pleasant-featured' is a morphological marker, but does not affect syllabification.
- Regional variations in pronunciation might slightly alter vowel sounds, but not the syllable division.
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