Hyphenation of animal

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word animal? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

an-i-mal

Definitions of animal:

1.	A living organism characterized by voluntary movement
2.	Marked by the appetites and passions of the body Animal instincts Carnal knowledge Fleshly desire A sensual delight in eating Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

Synonyms of animal:

adj	carnal, fleshly, sensual, physical
adj	animal, animallike, birdlike, cranelike, fishlike, horselike, insectlike
noun	animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna, organism, being

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.