Syllabic

Quick meaning: Syllabic is an adjective meaning Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.

Meaning

Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.

More Meanings

1. Pronounced with every syllable distinct.
2. Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities.
3. (phonetics) A syllabic sound.
4. (linguistics) Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle ([ɹɪdl̩]), the two syllabic sounds are [ɪ] and [l̩].

Example Sentences

Most final consonants have been lost, resulting in a tonal language with a rich consonantal and vocalic inventory, but with a relatively simple syllabic structure.

Word Forms

• syllabics

Synonyms for syllabic

Depending on context, synonyms include disyllabic, monosyllabic, polysyllabic, vocalic, decasyllabic, octosyllabic.

Antonyms for syllabic

Common opposites include quantitative, accentual, consonantal, nonvocalic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include syllabled, vocalic, monosyllabic, disyllabic, polysyllabic, decasyllabic.

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