Definition and Synonyms for Syllabic

Definition of Syllabic

1. Of or relating to syllables Adjective
2. Consisting of or using a syllabary Adjective
3. (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities Adjective
4. Consisting of a syllable or syllables Adjective
5. (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable Adjective

accentual
Adjective
antonym
1
1. (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity
quantitative
Adjective
antonym
1
1. (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables
nonsyllabic
Adjective
antonym
2
1. (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable
2. 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)
syllabicity
Noun
derivation
1
1. the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language
syllable
Noun
pertainym
1
1. a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
syllabary
Noun
pertainym
1
1. a writing system whose characters represent syllables
syllable
Noun
derivation
2
1. a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
2. a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme

Words Rhyme with syllabic

Etymology for syllabic