Hyphenation for “numerous”
Showing how to split the syllables of “numerous”.
What is the correct hyphenation for “numerous”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "numerous" 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 “numerous” 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: „numerous“ ⟶
„nu-mer-ous“.
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 "numerous"
numerous >> ˈnjuːm(ə)rəs
Definition: [adjective] great in number; many.
Example: she had complained to the council on numerous occasions
Synonyms of "numerous"
many
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a lot of
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a great many
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very many
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countless
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scores of
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innumerable
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several
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quite a few
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various
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diverse
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a great number of
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a great deal of
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plenty of
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copious
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a quantity of
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quantities of
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an abundance of
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a profusion of
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a multitude of
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frequent
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lots of
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umpteen
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loads of
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masses of
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stacks of
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heaps of
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piles of
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bags of
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tons of
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oodles of
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scads of
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dozens of
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hundreds of
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thousands of
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millions of
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billions of
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zillions of
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a shedload of
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a slew of
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a bunch of
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gazillions of
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bazillions of
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a swag of
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myriad
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multitudinous
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numberless
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innumerous
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a shitload of
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