How to pronounce “conciliatory”
Say “conciliatory” in 6 beats
conciliatory
/kənˈsɪˌliəˌtɔɹi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kənsɪlɪətəɹi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kənkən
- sɪsɪstress
- lili
- əə
- tɔtɔ
- ɹiɹi
- IPA (American)
- /kənˈsɪˌliəˌtɔɹi/
- IPA (British)
- /kənsɪlɪətəɹi/
- Also accepted
- /kənˈsɪljəˌtɔɹi/
- Respelling
- kuhn-SI-lee-uh-taw-ree
- Syllables
- 6 — kən-SꞮ-li-ə-tɔ-ɹi
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: kən-SꞮ-li-ə-tɔ-ɹi. “sɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/kənˈsɪˌliəˌtɔɹi/
/kənsɪlɪətəɹi/
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What “conciliatory” means
- adjective
making or willing to make concessions
“loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet”
- adjective
intended to placate
“spoke in a conciliating tone”
Say it in a sentence
“His conciliatory tone calmed the meeting almost at once.”“conciliatory”, answered
How do you pronounce “conciliatory”?
“conciliatory” is pronounced /kənˈsɪˌliəˌtɔɹi/ (kuhn-SI-lee-uh-taw-ree) in American English and /kənsɪlɪətəɹi/ in British English, and /kənˈsɪljəˌtɔɹi/ is also accepted — 6 syllables, stressed on “sɪ”. Build it as kən-SꞮ-li-ə-tɔ-ɹi, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “conciliatory” have?
6: kən · sɪ · li · ə · tɔ · ɹi. The beat lands on the second, “sɪ”.
Is “conciliatory” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /kənˈsɪˌliəˌtɔɹi/ (kuhn-SI-lee-uh-taw-ree); British English says /kənsɪlɪətəɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “conciliatory” mean?
As an adjective: making or willing to make concessions For example: “loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “conciliatory”?
Stress the second syllable: kən-SꞮ-li-ə-tɔ-ɹi. “sɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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