How to pronounce “ascetic”
Say “ascetic” in 3 beats
ascetic
/əˈsɛtɪk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐsɛtɪk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- asə
- cetsɛstress
- ictɪk
- IPA (American)
- /əˈsɛtɪk/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐsɛtɪk/
- Respelling
- uh-SE-tik
- Syllables
- 3 — as-CET-ic
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: as-CET-ic. “cet” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/əˈsɛtɪk/
/ɐsɛtɪk/
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What “ascetic” means
- noun
someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
- adjective
pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
“ascetic practices”
- adjective
practicing great self-denial; - William James
“Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it”
Say it in a sentence
“He lived as an ascetic in a hut above the valley.”“ascetic”, answered
How do you pronounce “ascetic”?
“ascetic” is pronounced /əˈsɛtɪk/ (uh-SE-tik) in American English and /ɐsɛtɪk/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “cet”. Build it as as-CET-ic, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “ascetic” have?
3: as · cet · ic. The beat lands on the second, “cet”.
Is “ascetic” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈsɛtɪk/ (uh-SE-tik); British English says /ɐsɛtɪk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “ascetic” mean?
As a noun: someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline For example: “He lived as an ascetic in a hut above the valley.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “ascetic”?
Stress the second syllable: as-CET-ic. “cet” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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