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

unswathed
unswathes
unswathing
unswayed
unswear
unswearing
unswears
unsweet
unsweetened
unswept
unswerving
unswervingly
unswollen
unswore
unsworn
unsyllabic (current term)
unsyllabled
unsymbolic
unsymmetric
unsymmetrical
unsymmetrical
unsymmetrically
unsympathetic
unsympathetically
unsympathising
unsympathizing
unsynchronised
unsynchronized
unsynchronous
unsystematic

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