How to pronounce “mollify”
Say “mollify” in 3 beats
mollify
/ˈmɑləˌfaɪ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /mɒlɪfaɪ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- molmɑstress
- liflə
- yfaɪ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈmɑləˌfaɪ/
- IPA (British)
- /mɒlɪfaɪ/
- Respelling
- MAH-luh-fy
- Syllables
- 3 — MOL-lif-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MOL-lif-y. “mol” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmɑləˌfaɪ/
/mɒlɪfaɪ/
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What “mollify” means
- verb
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
“She managed to mollify the angry customer”
- verb
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
“she tempered her criticism”
- verb
make less rigid or softer
Say it in a sentence
“A thick slice of cake will usually mollify him.”“mollify”, answered
How do you pronounce “mollify”?
“mollify” is pronounced /ˈmɑləˌfaɪ/ (MAH-luh-fy) in American English and /mɒlɪfaɪ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “mol”. Build it as MOL-lif-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “mollify” have?
3: mol · lif · y. The beat lands on the first, “mol”.
Is “mollify” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmɑləˌfaɪ/ (MAH-luh-fy); British English says /mɒlɪfaɪ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “mollify” mean?
As a verb: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of For example: “She managed to mollify the angry customer” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “mollify”?
Stress the first syllable: MOL-lif-y. “mol” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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