Home › Words › P › pentasyllabicpentasyllabic/ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/pentasyllabic means having five syllables.pentasyllabic is pronounced /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/.EtymologyLate Latin pentasyllabos + English -icadjHaving five syllables.e.g.“‘Pentasyllabic’ is a pentasyllabic word.”nounA word of five syllables; a pentasyllable.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pentasyllable 87% match — A pentasyllabic word vs pentasyllabic →quinquesyllabic 78% match — Having five syllables. vs pentasyllabic →hexasyllabic 78% match — Having six syllables. vs pentasyllabic →quinquesyllable 75% match — A word of five syllables. vs pentasyllabic →enneasyllabic 74% match — Having nine syllables. vs pentasyllabic →pentarsic 74% match — Having five stresses on each line of verse vs pentasyllabic →decasyllabic 73% match — Having ten syllables. vs pentasyllabic →tetrasyllabic 73% match — Having four syllables. vs pentasyllabic →