adjadj.allnot forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong)Synset:unsyllabic
Examples:- the nonsyllabic 'n' in 'botany' when it is pronounced 'botny'
- the nonsyllabic 'i' in 'oi'
Antonyms:syllabic
Inherited Hypernyms:nonsyllabic
Similar to:unsyllabled
adjadj.all(of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllableExamples:- initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic
Antonyms:syllabic
Inherited Hypernyms:nonsyllabic