Analysis Complete

syllabic

/ syllabic /
adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
consisting of a syllable or syllables; constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound not accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominating the other vowel sounds in a syllab
Similar:
disyllabic monosyllabic octosyllabic pentasyllabic polysyllabic syllabled
Opposites:
nonsyllabic unsyllabic
adjective Sense 2
(of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
Similar:
decasyllabic octosyllabic
Opposites:
accentual quantitative
adjective Sense 3
consisting of or using a syllabary or syllabic characters
"eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
Pertains to:
syllabary syllabic script
adjective Sense 4
of or relating to syllables
"syllabic accent"
"syllabic characters each represent a syllable"
Pertains to:
syllable
adjective Sense 5
of liquids and nasals
Opposites:
consonantal nonsyllabic nonvocalic
Domain:
phonology phonemics
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

disyllabic monosyllabic octosyllabic pentasyllabic polysyllabic syllabled nonsyllabic unsyllabic decasyllabic accentual quantitative consonantal