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well-founded

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "well-founded" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables

12 characters

English (US)

2syllables

well-founded

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well-founded is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, well-founded is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofwell-founded

1adjective

Based on reasoning, evidence and good judgement.
Properly substantiated.
Of a binary relation: such that every non-empty subset of the relation's domain has a minimal element with respect to the relation.

Nearby Words

17 words

Before

well-forewarning well-forged well-forgotten well-formed well-formulated well-fortified well-fought well-found

well-founded(current)

After

well-foundedly well-foundedness well-framed well-fraught well-freckled well-freighted well-frequented well-fried

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