Home › Words › S › syllabsyllabsyllab · noun — A syllable.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, syllab ranks #36,424 of 42,862 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Old French sillabe (“syllable”).nounA syllable.e.g.““God forgive you, Mr. Hatchway,” said the landlord, interrupting him; “as I'm an honest man, and a housekeeper, I never heard a syllab of the matter.”” — 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.syllabogram 80% match — A symbol that represents a syllable. vs syllab →syllabize 78% match — To syllabify. vs syllab →syllabic 74% match — Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables. vs syllab →syllabate 74% match — Synonym of syllabify. vs syllab →syllabism 74% match — The expression of the sounds of a language by syllables, rather than by an alphabet or by signs for words. vs syllab →syllabifiable 74% match — Able to be syllabified. vs syllab →syllabization 73% match — Synonym of syllabification. vs syllab →syllabist 72% match — One who forms or divides words into syllables. vs syllab →