How to pronounce “negligence”
Say “negligence” in 3 beats
negligence
/ˈnɛɡlədʒəns/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /nɛɡlɪdʒəns/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- nɛnɛstress
- ɡləɡlə
- dʒənsdʒəns
- IPA (American)
- /ˈnɛɡlədʒəns/
- IPA (British)
- /nɛɡlɪdʒəns/
- Also accepted
- /ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəns/
- Respelling
- NE-gluh-juhns
- Syllables
- 3 — NƐ-ɡlə-dʒəns
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: NƐ-ɡlə-dʒəns. “nɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈnɛɡlədʒəns/
/nɛɡlɪdʒəns/
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What “negligence” means
- noun
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
- noun
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
Say it in a sentence
“The court found no negligence on the part of the driver.”“negligence”, answered
How do you pronounce “negligence”?
“negligence” is pronounced /ˈnɛɡlədʒəns/ (NE-gluh-juhns) in American English and /nɛɡlɪdʒəns/ in British English, and /ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəns/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “nɛ”. Build it as NƐ-ɡlə-dʒəns, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “negligence” have?
3: nɛ · ɡlə · dʒəns. The beat lands on the first, “nɛ”.
Is “negligence” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈnɛɡlədʒəns/ (NE-gluh-juhns); British English says /nɛɡlɪdʒəns/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “negligence” mean?
As a noun: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances For example: “The court found no negligence on the part of the driver.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “negligence”?
Stress the first syllable: NƐ-ɡlə-dʒəns. “nɛ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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