wellintentioned
The word 'well-intentioned' is a four-syllable adjective with primary stress on the third syllable. It's formed from the prefix 'well-', the root 'intend', and the suffix '-ed'. Syllabification follows standard English vowel-consonant and consonant cluster rules.
Definitions
- 1
Having good intentions; kindly motivated.
“He was a well-intentioned but clumsy helper.”
“Her well-intentioned advice often felt critical.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('ten'), indicated by '1'. The other syllables are unstressed ('0').
Syllables
well — Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. in — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ten — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. tioned — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster, primary stress.
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables typically end with a vowel sound.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable unless easily separable phonetically.
- The 'tion' ending can sometimes be debated, but is generally considered part of the final syllable in this case.
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