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Hyphenation for “heaviness”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “heaviness”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "heaviness" 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 “heaviness” 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: „heaviness“ ⟶ „heav-i-ness“.

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 "heaviness"

heaviness >> ˈhɛvɪnəs

Definition: [noun] the quality of having great weight.
Example: Olivia felt the heaviness of her backpack

Synonyms of "heaviness"

Definition: [noun] great density or thickness.
Example: the heaviness of the paint

Synonyms of "heaviness"

Definition: [noun] a state of being greater in amount, force, or intensity than usual.
Example: the heaviness of the rains in the valley caused flooding

Synonyms of "heaviness"

Definition: [noun] the quality of being very important or serious.
Example: a few cartoon gags were introduced into the film to lighten its heaviness

Synonyms of "heaviness"