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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “mendacious”

“mendacious” is pronounced /mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/ (men-DAY-shuhs) in American English and /mɛndeɪʃəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “dac”.
The sound

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mendacious

/mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /mɛndeɪʃəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. menmɛn
  2. dacdeɪstress
  3. iousʃəs
IPA (American)
/mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/
IPA (British)
/mɛndeɪʃəs/
Respelling
men-DAY-shuhs
Syllables
3 — men-DAC-ious
Stress
Stress the second syllable: men-DAC-ious. “dac” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/

British

/mɛndeɪʃəs/

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Meaning

What “mendacious” means

  1. adjective

    given to lying

    “a mendacious child”

  2. adjective

    intentionally untrue

    “a mendacious statement”

Say it in a sentence

“His mendacious excuse fell apart within about ten seconds.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them
mmɛshort ennddeɪlong aʃshəschwass

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Questions

“mendacious”, answered

How do you pronounce “mendacious”?

“mendacious” is pronounced /mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/ (men-DAY-shuhs) in American English and /mɛndeɪʃəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “dac”. Build it as men-DAC-ious, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “mendacious” have?

3: men · dac · ious. The beat lands on the second, “dac”.

Is “mendacious” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/ (men-DAY-shuhs); British English says /mɛndeɪʃəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “mendacious” mean?

As an adjective: given to lying For example: “a mendacious child” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “mendacious”?

Stress the second syllable: men-DAC-ious. “dac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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