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Syllable vs Hendecasyllable - What's the difference?

syllable | hendecasyllable |

As nouns the difference between syllable and hendecasyllable

is that syllable is (linguistics) a unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables while hendecasyllable is (chiefly|prosody) a line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.

As a verb syllable

is (poetic) to utter in syllables.

syllable

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (linguistics) A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.
  • *
  • The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.
  • A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.
  • * Hooker
    • Before any syllable of the law of God was written.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Who dare speak / One syllable against him?

    Derived terms

    * monosyllable * polysyllable * quadrisyllable * quinquesyllable * syllabary * syllabatim * syllabic * syllabification * syllabify * trisyllable * words of one syllable

    Verb

    (syllabl)
  • (poetic) To utter in syllables.
    • Aery tongues that syllable men's names — Milton.

    hendecasyllable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * endecasyllable (common misspelling)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, prosody) A line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.

    • Related terms

    * hendecasyllabic

    References

    * “ hendecasyllable]” listed in the [2nd Ed.; 1989