Hyphenation of liable

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word liable? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

li-able

Definitions of liable:

1.	At risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant He is apt to lose She is liable to forget
2.	Subject to legal action Liable to criminal charges
3.	(often followed by `to') likely to be affected with Liable to diabetes
4.	Held legally responsible Men between the ages of 18 and 35 were liable for military service

Synonyms of liable:

adj	apt, likely
adj	nonexempt
adj	nonimmune, nonresistant, unresistant, susceptible
adj	responsible

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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.