Hyphenation of “smugness”
The standard US-English hyphenation shown for smugness is smug-ness, with 1 possible break point in this result.
US English hyphenation
smug-ness
2 segments1 break points
British English pattern result
smug-ness
The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
What does “smugness” mean?
smugness: excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
1
noun
excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
Example: “the smugness of a man basking too long in critical ardour”
How “smugness” is split
smug·ness
For US English, the hyphenation result is smug-ness. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.
Questions about “smugness”
How do you hyphenate “smugness”?
In the US-English result used here, smugness is hyphenated as smug-ness.
Where can “smugness” break at the end of a line?
The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.
What does “smugness” mean?
excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.
Can you use “smugness” in a sentence?
“the smugness of a man basking too long in critical ardour”