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touch-me-not-ish

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

4 syllables
16 characters
English (US)
Enriched
4syllables

touchmenotish

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

touch-me-not-ish

Pronunciation

/tʌtʃ miː nɑt ɪʃ/

Stress

0010

Morphemes

touch-me-not + ish

The word 'touch-me-not-ish' is divided into four syllables: touch-me-not-ish. The primary stress falls on 'not'. It's morphologically composed of the root 'touch-me-not' and the suffix '-ish'. Syllabification follows standard onset-rime and vowel-coda division rules.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Resembling or having the qualities of the *touch-me-not* plant (Impatiens). Often used to describe something that is easily startled or sensitive.

    “She had a touch-me-not personality, easily offended by criticism.”

    syn:sensitivedelicateeasily disturbed
    ant:robustinsensitivehardy

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('not').

Syllables

4
touch/tʌtʃ/
me/miː/
not/nɑt/
ish/ɪʃ/

touch — Closed syllable, onset 't', rime 'ʌtʃ'. me — Open syllable, onset 'm', rime 'iː'. not — Closed, stressed syllable, onset 'n', rime 'ɑt'. ish — Closed syllable, onset 'ɪ', rime 'ʃ'

Word Parts

root

touch-me-not

Compound noun, English origin

suf

ish

Adjective forming suffix, English origin

Similar Words

fan­tas­ticau­to­mat­icre­a­lis­tic

Onset-Rime

Division between the onset (initial consonant(s)) and the rime (vowel and following consonants).

Vowel-Coda

Division after a vowel if it is followed by a consonant(s).

  • The compound noun 'touch-me-not' is treated as a single unit before suffixation.
  • Vowel reduction in the unstressed 'ish' syllable.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

Nearby Words

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