nonsyllabic

nonsyllabic is a 11-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 23 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable

   "initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic"

2. adjective. 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)

   "the nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'"

   "the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'"

   Synonyms: unsyllabic

Synonyms

unsyllabic

Common word forms

nonsyllabicness

Words from these letters

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