Hyphenation of matter

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

mat-ter

Definitions of matter:

1.	A vaguely specified concern Several matters to attend to It is none of your affair Things are going well
2.	Some situation or event that is thought about He kept drifting off the topic He had been thinking about the subject for several years It is a matter for the police
3.	That which has mass and occupies space Physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it
4.	A problem Is anything the matter?
5.	(used with negation) having consequence They were friends and it was no matter who won the games
6.	Written works (especially in books or magazines) He always took some reading matter with him on the plane
7.	Have weight Have import, carry weight It does not matter much

Synonyms of matter:

noun	substance, entity
noun	affair, thing, concern
noun	topic, subject, issue, content, cognitive content, mental object
noun	trouble, problem
noun	consequence, import, moment
noun	writing, written material, piece of writing
verb	count, weigh, be, matter to

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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.