anapaests

Meaning of anapaests

noun
  1. In qualitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unstressed and one stressed (e.g., the word "interrupt").
  2. In quantitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g., the word "velveteen").
  3. A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter, e.g.

Information about anapaests

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of anapaests is: anapaest.
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Hyphenation of anapaests

ana-paests

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • anapaests is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with anapaests

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