uncircumspectness
Syllables
un-cir-cum-spect-ness
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈsɜːrkəmˌspɛktnəs/
Stress
00010
Morphemes
un- + circumspect + -ness
The word 'uncircumspectness' is divided into five syllables: un-cir-cum-spect-ness. It consists of the prefix 'un-', the root 'circumspect', and the suffix '-ness'. The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('spect'). The phonetic transcription is /ʌnˈsɜːrkəmˌspɛktnəs/. Syllable division follows rules maximizing onsets and vowel-consonant patterns.
Definitions
- 1
The quality or state of being lacking in caution; carelessness.
“His uncircumspectness led to a serious accident.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('spect'). The stress pattern is unstressed-unstressed-unstressed-stressed-unstressed.
Syllables
un — Open syllable, unstressed.. cir — Open syllable, unstressed.. cum — Open syllable, unstressed.. spect — Closed syllable, stressed.. ness — Open syllable, unstressed.
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