Standard Lemma guide

pentasyllabic

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
  • US: /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
  • Australian: /ˌpen.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
  • rhymes with -æbɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having five syllables.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • ‘Pentasyllabic’ is a pentasyllabic word.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A word of five syllables; a pentasyllable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having or characterized by or consisting of five syllables

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Late Latin pentasyllabos + English -ic

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: pempsilabennek — having five syllables
  • Dutch: vijflettergrepig — having five syllables
  • Finnish: viisitavuinen — having five syllables
  • French: pentasyllabe — having five syllables
  • French: pentasyllabique — having five syllables
  • German: fünfsilbig — having five syllables
  • Greek: πεντασύλλαβος (pentasýllavos) — having five syllables
  • Ancient Greek: πεντᾰσῠ́λλᾰβος (pentăsŭ́llăbos) — having five syllables
  • Hungarian: öt szótagú/szótagos — having five syllables
  • Italian: pentasillabo — having five syllables
  • Latin: pentasyllabos — having five syllables
  • Polish: pięciogłoskowy — having five syllables
  • Romanian: pentasilabic — having five syllables
  • Russian: пятисложный (pjatisložnyj) — having five syllables
  • Spanish: pentasílabo — having five syllables
  • Turkish: beş heceli — having five syllables