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Hyphenation for “ill”

Showing how to split the syllables of “ill”.

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

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 "ill"

ill >> ɪl

Definition: [adjective] suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell.
Example: he was taken ill with food poisoning

Synonyms of "ill"

unwell | sick | not (very) well | ailing | poorly | sickly | peaky | afflicted | indisposed | infirm | liverish | out of sorts | not oneself | not in good shape | not up to par | under/below par | bad | in a bad way | bedridden | invalided | on the sick list | valetudinarian | queasy | nauseous | nauseated | weak | feeble | frail | diseased | infected | off colour | under the weather | not up to snuff | laid up | funny | peculiar | iffy | crummy | lousy | rough | groggy | green around the gills | at death's door | like death warmed up | ropy | grotty | dicky | wabbit | crook | queer | seedy | crappy |

Definition: [adjective] poor in quality.
Example: ill judgement dogs the unsuccessful

Synonyms of "ill"

bad | poor | unsatisfactory | incompetent | unacceptable | inadequate | deficient | defective | faulty | unskilful | inexpert | amateurish |

Definition: [adverb] badly, wrongly, or imperfectly.
Example: the street is dominated by ill-lit shops

Synonyms of "ill"

poorly | badly | imperfectly | wrongly | unsuccessfully | adversely | unfavourably | unfortunately | unluckily | hard | inauspiciously | inadequately | unsatisfactorily | insufficiently | deficiently | defectively | negligently |

Definition: [adverb] only with difficulty; hardly.
Example: she could ill afford the cost of new curtains

Synonyms of "ill"

barely | scarcely | hardly | just | only just | just possibly | narrowly | with difficulty | only with effort | at a push |

Definition: [noun] a problem or misfortune.
Example: a lengthy work on the ills of society

Synonyms of "ill"

problems | troubles | difficulties | misfortunes | strains | trials | tribulations | trials and tribulations | worries | anxieties | concerns | pain | suffering | hardship | misery | woe | affliction | distress | disquiet | malaise | headaches | probs | hassles | travails | illnesses | ill/poor health | ailments | disorders | complaints | afflictions | sicknesses | diseases | maladies | infirmities | indispositions | infections | contagions |