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Hyphenation for “flannel”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “flannel”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "flannel" 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 “flannel” 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: „flannel“ ⟶ „flan-nel“.

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 "flannel"

flannel >> ˈflan(ə)l

Definition: [noun] a kind of soft woven fabric, typically made of wool or cotton and slightly milled and raised.
Example: a check flannel shirt

Synonyms of "flannel"


Definition: [noun] a small piece of towelling used for washing oneself.


Synonyms of "flannel"

facecloth | cloth | washcloth | washrag | washer |


Definition: [noun] bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly.
Example: a simple admittance of ignorance was much to be preferred to any amount of flannel

Synonyms of "flannel"

smooth talk | flattery | blarney | blandishments | honeyed words | prevarication | hedging | equivocation | evasion | double-talk | doublespeak | nonsense | rubbish | spiel | soft soap | sweet talk | buttering up | weasel words | baloney | hot air | poppycock | tripe | bosh | bunk | waffle | rot | codology | guyver | smoodging |


Definition: [verb] use bland fluent talk to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly.
Example: he apologised for the situation and then flannelled on about ramping up production

Synonyms of "flannel"

use flattery | talk blarney | flatter | prevaricate | hedge | equivocate | be evasive | vacillate | blather | evade/dodge the issue | stall | hum and haw | waffle | shilly-shally | soft-soap | sweet-talk | butter someone up | pussyfoot around | fast-talk | tergiversate |


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