(adj) not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong), Syn. unsyllabic, Ant. syllabic, Example:the nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'; the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'

nonsyllabic

(adj) (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable, Ant. syllabic, Example:initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic

octosyllabic

(adj) having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables

pentasyllabic

(adj) having or characterized by or consisting of five syllables

polysyllabic

(adj) having or characterized by words of more than three syllables

polysyllabic

(adj) (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables, Syn. sesquipedalian, Example:sesquipedalian technical terms

polysyllabically

(adv) in a polysyllabic manner

syllabic

(adj) of or relating to syllables, Example:syllabic accent; syllabic characters each represent a syllable

syllabic

(adj) consisting of or using a syllabary, Example:eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing

syllabic

(adj) (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities, Ant. accentual, quantitative

syllabic

(adj) consisting of a syllable or syllables, Ant. nonsyllabic

syllabic

(adj) (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable, Ant. nonsyllabic, Example:the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'

syllabically

(adv) in or with syllables, Example:syllabically pronounced

syllabication

(n) forming or dividing words into syllables, Syn. syllabification

syllabicity

(n) the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language

monosyllable

(n) a word or utterance of one syllable, Syn. monosyllabic word

polysyllable

(n) a word of more than three syllables, Syn. polysyllabic word

syllabary

(n) a writing system whose characters represent syllables, Syn. syllabic script

syllabify

(v) divide into syllables, Syn. syllabise, syllabize, syllabicate, Example:syllabify the words

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Decasyllabic

a. [ Pref. deca- + syllabic: cf. F. décasyllabique, décasyllable. ] Having, or consisting of, ten syllables. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dissyllabic

a. [ Cf. F. dissyllabique. See Dissylable. ] Consisting of two syllables only; as, a dissyllabic foot in poetry. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dodecasyllabic

a. [ Gr. &unr_; twelve + E. syllabic. ] Having twelve syllables. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hendecasyllabic

a. Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables. [ 1913 Webster ]

Imparisyllabic

a. [ L. impar unequal + E. syllabic: cf. F. imparisyllabique. ] (Gram.) Not consisting of an equal number of syllables; as, an imparisyllabic noun, one which has not the same number of syllables in all the cases; as, lapis, lapidis; mens, mentis. [ 1913 Webster ]

Monosyllabic

a. [ Cf. F. monosyllabique. ] Being a monosyllable, or composed of monosyllables; as, a monosyllabic word; a monosyllabic language. -- Mon`o*syl*lab"ic*al*ly adv. [1913 Webster]

Octosyllabical

{ } a. [ L. octosyllabus. See Octo-, and Syllable. ] Consisting of or containing eight syllables. [ 1913 Webster ]

Parisyllabical

{ } a. [ Pari- + syllabic, -ical: cf. F. parisyllabique. ] Having the same number of syllables in all its inflections. [ 1913 Webster ]

Polysyllabical

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;; poly`s many + &unr_; syllable: cf. F. polysyllabique. ] Pertaining to a polysyllable; containing, or characterized by, polysyllables; consisting of more than three syllables. [ 1913 Webster ]

Polysyllabicism

n. Polysyllabism. [ 1913 Webster ]

Polysyllabicity

n. Polysyllabism. [ 1913 Webster ]

Quadri-syllabical

{ }Having four syllables; of or pertaining to quadrisyllables; as, a quadrisyllabic word. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sexisyllabic

a. [ Sex- + syllabic. ] Having six syllables. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syllabical

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. syllabique. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic augment. “The syllabic stage of writing.” Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syllabically

adv. In a syllabic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syllabicate

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Syllabicated p. pr. & vb. n. Syllabicating. ] To form or divide into syllables; to syllabify. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syllabication

n. The act of forming syllables; the act or method of dividing words into syllables. See Guide to Pron., §275. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tetrasyllabical

{ } a. [ Cf. F. tétrasyllabique. ] Consisting of, or having, four syllables; quadrisyllabic. [ 1913 Webster ]

Trisyllabical

{ } a. [ L. trisyllabus, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; (see Tri-) + &unr_; a syllable: cf. F. trissyllabique. ] Of or pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as, “syllable” is a trisyllabic word. -- Tris`yllab"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]