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Antonyms of adj nonsyllabic

2 senses of nonsyllabic

Sense 1
nonsyllabic (vs. syllabic), unsyllabic -- (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'")

syllabic (vs. nonsyllabic) -- (consisting of a syllable or syllables)
        => disyllabic -- (having or characterized by or consisting of two syllables)
        => monosyllabic -- (having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable)
        => octosyllabic -- (having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables)
        => pentasyllabic -- (having or characterized by or consisting of five syllables)
        => polysyllabic -- (having or characterized by words of more than three syllables)
        => decasyllabic -- (having or characterized by or consisting of ten syllables)
        => syllabled -- (pronounced in syllables)

Sense 2
nonsyllabic (vs. syllabic) -- ((of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable; "initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic")

syllabic (vs. nonsyllabic) -- ((of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable; "the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'")

Similarity of adj nonsyllabic

2 senses of nonsyllabic

Sense 1
nonsyllabic (vs. syllabic), unsyllabic -- (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'")
       => unsyllabled -- (not articulated in syllables)

Sense 2
nonsyllabic (vs. syllabic) -- ((of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable; "initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic")


thesaurus -Overview of thesaurus adj -Antonyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses	Antonyms of adj nonsyllabic 2 senses of nonsyllabic Sense 1 nonsyllabic (vs. syllabic), unsyllabic -- (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'") syllabic (vs. nonsyllabic) -- (consisting of a syllable or syllables) => disyllabic -- (having or characterized by or consisting of two syllables) => monosyllabic -- (having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable) => octosyllabic -- (having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables) => pentasyllabic -- (having or characterized by or consisting of five syllables) => polysyllabic -- (having or characterized by words of more than three syllables) => decasyllabic -- (having or characterized by or consisting of ten syllables) => syllabled -- (pronounced in syllables) Sense 2 nonsyllabic (vs. syllabic) -- ((of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable; "initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic") syllabic (vs. nonsyllabic) -- ((of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable; "the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'") Similarity of adj nonsyllabic 2 senses of nonsyllabic Sense 1 nonsyllabic (vs. syllabic), unsyllabic -- (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'") => unsyllabled -- (not articulated in syllables) Sense 2 nonsyllabic (vs. syllabic) -- ((of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable; "initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic")
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