Definition of Unsyllabic

1. 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 `i' in `oi'"

Exact synonyms: Nonsyllabic
Similar to: Unsyllabled
Antonyms: Syllabic

Lexicographical Neighbors of Unsyllabic

unswerving
unswervingly
unswimmable
unswirl
unswirled
unswirling
unswitched
unswitchoffable
unswizzle
unswizzled
unswizzles
unswizzling
unswollen
unswore
unsworn
unsyllabic (current term)
unsyllabled
unsymbolic
unsymbolically
unsymbolisable
unsymbolizable
unsymmetric
unsymmetrical
unsymmetrically
unsymmetrised
unsympathetic
unsympathetically
unsympathising
unsympathizing
unsympathizingly

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