Hyphenation of minus

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

mi-nus

Definitions of minus:

1.	An arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated The subtraction of three from four leaves one Four minus three equals one
2.	On the negative side or lower end of a scale Minus 5 degrees A grade of B minus
3.	Involving disadvantage or harm Minus (or negative) factors

Synonyms of minus:

adj	minus, negative
adj	negative, disadvantageous, harmful
noun	subtraction, arithmetic operation

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.