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Hyphenation for “veil”

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

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 "veil"

veil >> veɪl

Definition: [noun] a piece of fine material worn by women to protect or conceal the face.
Example: a white bridal veil

Synonyms of "veil"

face covering | veiling | mantilla | yashmak | purdah |

Definition: [noun] a thing that serves to cover, conceal, or disguise.
Example: a veil of mist and snow lay over the landscape

Synonyms of "veil"

covering | cover | screen | shield | curtain | layer | film | mantle | cloak | mask | blanket | shroud | canopy | cloud | blur | haze | mist | pall |

Definition: [noun] a membrane which is attached to the immature fruiting body of some toadstools and ruptures in the course of development, either ( universal veil ) enclosing the whole fruiting body or ( partial veil ) joining the edges of the cap to the stalk.

Synonyms of "veil"

Definition: [verb] cover with a veil.
Example: she veiled her face

Synonyms of "veil"

envelop | surround | swathe | enfold | cover | cover up | conceal | hide | secrete | camouflage | disguise | mask | screen | shield | cloak | blanket | shroud | enwrap | canopy | overlay | obscure | shade | shadow | eclipse | cloud | blot out | block out | blank out | obliterate | overshadow | enshroud | mantle | bedim | benight | becloud | befog | obnubilate |

Definition: [verb] cover, conceal, or disguise.
Example: cold mists veiled the mountain peaks

Synonyms of "veil"

covert | surreptitious | hidden | concealed | disguised | camouflaged | masked | suppressed | underlying | unrevealed | implied | indirect | hinted at | ill-defined | indistinct | vague | obscure | unclear |