unexceptionableness
Syllables
un-ex-cep-tion-able-ness
Pronunciation
/ˌʌnɪkˈsɛpʃənəblnəs/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
un- + except + -ion, -able, -ness
The word 'unexceptionableness' is divided into six syllables: un-ex-cep-tion-able-ness. Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('tion'). It's a noun formed from a root ('except') with multiple prefixes and suffixes. Syllabification follows standard English rules of onset maximization and vowel nucleus requirements.
Definitions
- 1
The quality of being not exceptional; ordinariness; commonness.
“The unexceptionableness of the routine was comforting.”
“He found a strange beauty in the unexceptionableness of everyday life.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('tion'). The other syllables are unstressed.
Syllables
un — Open syllable, unstressed.. ex — Closed syllable, unstressed.. cep — Closed syllable, unstressed.. tion — Closed syllable, primary stressed.. able — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ness — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
Onset Maximization
Syllables attempt to maximize the number of consonants in the onset.
Vowel Nucleus
Each syllable must contain a vowel sound.
Consonant Cluster Division
Consonant clusters are divided based on sonority, placing sonorants with the following vowel.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common.
- Regional variations in vowel pronunciation may occur.
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