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Definition of Nonsyllabic

• (adjective) (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable; "initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic"
• (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 `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'"; "the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'"

Synonyms of Nonsyllabic

• Unsyllabic

Antonyms of Nonsyllabic

• Syllabic
• Syllabic

Homophones of Nonsyllabic