nonsyllabic (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *nonsyllabic*:
ADJECTIVE	all	nonsyllabic, unsyllabic	not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable
ADJECTIVE	all	nonsyllabic	(of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable

English > *nonsyllabic*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	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).
Examples	"the nonsyllabic 'n' in 'botany' when it is pronounced 'botny'" "the nonsyllabic 'i' in 'oi'"
Synonym	unsyllabic
Narrower	unsyllabled	not articulated in syllables
Opposite	syllabic	Consisting of a syllable or syllables

English > *nonsyllabic*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	(of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable.
Example	"initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic"
Opposite	syllabic	(of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable

HyperDic: nonsyllabic