unsyllabic

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adjective

Not syllabic.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectiveunsyllabic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot syllabic.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot 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)

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

unsyllabic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsyllabic

MLA

“unsyllabic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsyllabic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsyllabic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsyllabic.

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