Number of syllables in the word 'literally'
Find out how many syllables are there in the word literally.
- No of syllables in literally : 4
- Divide syllables in literally : lit-er-al-ly
More about the word - literally
- adverb
- Synonyms : actually, really, merely, virtually
- Definition : Word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor
- Definition : (degree, contranym) Used non-literally as an intensifier for figurative statements: virtually, so to speak (often considered incorrect; see usage notes)
- Definition : Used to intensify or dramatise non-figurative statements; tending towards a meaningless filler word in repeated use.
- Definition : Used as a generic downtoner: just, merely.
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