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world-gladdening

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

4 syllables
16 characters
English (US)
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “world-gladdening” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
4syllables

worldgladdening

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

world-glad-den-ing

Pronunciation

/wɜːrldˈɡlædəniŋ/

Stress

0100

Morphemes

world + gladden-ing

The word 'world-gladdening' is a four-syllable adjective with primary stress on 'glad'. It's formed by compounding 'world' and 'glad' with the suffixes '-den' and '-ing'. Syllabification follows the vowel-consonant rule and considers the compound word structure.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Causing or bringing great joy or happiness to the world.

    “The artist's work was a world-gladdening experience.”

    “Her smile had a world-gladdening effect.”

    syn:upliftingjoyfulexhilaratinginspiring
    ant:depressingdishearteningsaddening

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the second syllable ('glad').

Syllables

4
world/wɜːrld/
glad/ɡlæd/
den/dɛn/
ing/niŋ/

world — Closed syllable, consonant cluster at the end.. glad — Closed syllable, stressed syllable.. den — Closed syllable, contains archaic suffix.. ing — Closed syllable, present participle suffix.

Word Parts

root

world

Old English origin, functions as part of a compound adjective

suf

gladden-ing

Combination of -den and -ing suffixes, Old English origins

Similar Words

un­der­stand­ingheart­warm­ingmind­blow­ing

Vowel-Consonant Rule

A vowel sound followed by one or more consonant sounds typically forms a syllable boundary.

Compound Word Rule

Compound words are often divided between their constituent parts.

  • The 'r' in 'world' can be non-rhotic in some dialects.
  • The suffix '-den-' is archaic and less common.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

Nearby Words

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