unsympatheticness
Syllables
un-sym-pa-the-tic-ness
Pronunciation
/ˌʌn.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk.nəs/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
un- + sympath- + -eticness
The word 'unsympatheticness' is divided into six syllables: un-sym-pa-the-tic-ness. The primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('the'). It's formed from the prefix 'un-', the root 'sympath-', and the suffixes '-etic' and '-ness'. The syllabification follows the principle of maximizing onsets, and vowel reduction is a potential phonetic variation.
Definitions
- 1
The state or quality of lacking sympathy; a lack of feeling or compassion.
“Her unsympatheticness towards his plight was shocking.”
“The unsympatheticness of the bureaucracy was frustrating.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('the'), indicated by '1'. All other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
un — Open syllable, unstressed.. sym — Closed syllable, unstressed.. pa — Open syllable, unstressed.. the — Open syllable, stressed.. tic — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ness — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Consonants are assigned to the following vowel whenever possible to create valid syllables.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables is common.
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