incivility

How to Split "incivility" into Syllables

The word incivility is divided into 5 syllables: in·ci·vi·li·ty. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.

📝 Syllable Breakdown

• in — 1st syllable
• ci — 2nd syllable
• vi — 3rd syllable
• li — 4th syllable
• ty — 5th syllable

🔊 Pronunciation Guide

The phonetic transcription of incivility:

• IPA: /ɪnsɪˈvɪlɪti/

📖 Definitions

1. incivility (countable and uncountable, plural incivilities)
2. 1668, David Lloyd, Memoires of the Lives, Actions, Sufferings, and Deaths of those Noble, Reverend, and Excellent Personages that suffered by Death, Sequestration, Decimation, and otherwise for the Protestant Religion, London: Samuel Speed, “The Life and Death of Robert Berkley,” p. 96,[1]

📚 Word Origin & History

From Middle French incivilité, from Late Latin incivilitas (“incivility”), from Latin incivilis (“impolite, uncivil”), from in- (privative prefix) + civilis (“belonging to a citizen, civic, political, urbane, courteous, civil”) (from civis (“a citizen”)), equivalent to in- +‎ civility.

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📊 Similar Words Comparison

Compare incivility with related words to understand syllable patterns:

Word	Syllables	Division
incivility	5	in·ci·vi·li·ty
inaccessibility	7	i-nac-ces-si-bi-li-ty
incapability	6	in-ca-pa-bi-li-ty
inkblot	1	inkblot

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