reasonablenesses
The word 'reasonablenesses' is divided into six syllables: rea-son-a-ble-ness-es. The primary stress falls on the third syllable. It's morphologically complex, built from the root 'reason' and multiple suffixes. Syllabification follows standard English rules, including VCC and VC patterns, and the presence of a syllabic consonant.
Definitions
- 1
The qualities or states of being reasonable; instances of reasonableness.
“The committee appreciated the reasonablenesses of her proposal.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('a' in 'rea-son-a-ble-ness-es').
Syllables
rea — Open syllable, long vowel sound.. son — Closed syllable, reduced vowel sound.. a — Unstressed schwa.. ble — Closed syllable, syllabic consonant.. ness — Closed syllable, reduced vowel sound.. es — Closed syllable, plural marker.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant-Consonant (VCC)
Applied when a vowel is followed by two consonants.
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Applied when a vowel is followed by a consonant.
Syllabic Consonant
Applied when a consonant forms a syllable on its own.
Suffix Division
Suffixes are generally separated into their own syllables.
- The syllabic /l/ in 'reasonable' is a common feature of American English pronunciation.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is a standard phonetic process.
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