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Hyphenation for “dark”

Showing how to split the syllables of “dark”.

What is the correct hyphenation for “dark”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "dark" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “dark” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „dark“ ⟶ „dark“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "dark"

dark >> /dɑrk/

Definition: [noun] The absence of light in a place.
Example: Carolyn was sitting in the dark

Synonyms of "dark"

darkness | blackness | absence of light | gloom | gloominess | dimness | dullness | murk | murkiness | shadowiness | shadow | shade | shadiness | dusk | twilight | gloaming |

Definition: [noun] A dark color or shade, especially in a painting.
Example: lights and darks are juxtaposed arbitrarily to create a sense of shallow relief

Synonyms of "dark"

darkness | blackness | absence of light | gloom | gloominess | dimness | dullness | murk | murkiness | shadowiness | shadow | shade | shadiness | dusk | twilight | gloaming |

Definition: [adjective] With little or no light.
Example: it's too dark to see much

Synonyms of "dark"

black | pitch black | pitch dark | inky | jet black | unlit | unlighted | unilluminated | ill-lit | poorly lit |

Definition: [adjective] (of a color or object) not reflecting much light; approaching black in shade.
Example: dark green

Definition: [adjective] (of a period of time or situation) characterized by tragedy, unhappiness, or unpleasantness.
Example: the dark days of the war

Synonyms of "dark"

tragic | disastrous | calamitous | catastrophic | cataclysmic | ruinous | devastating |

Definition: [adjective] Hidden from knowledge; mysterious.
Example: a dark secret

Synonyms of "dark"

mysterious | secret | hidden | concealed | veiled | unrevealed | covert | clandestine |

Definition: [adjective] Denoting a velarized form of the sound of the letter l as it sounds at the end of a word or before another consonant (as in full or bulk in most accents of English).
Example: English has two allophones for /l/, "light/clearl" and "darkl". I am conducting a study on the distribution of these two allophones.