Hyphenation of umbrella

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

um-brel-la

Definitions of umbrella:

1.	A lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
2.	A formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets An air umbrella over England
3.	Having the function of uniting a group of similar things The Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups Under the umbrella of capitalism
4.	Covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items or elements or groups An umbrella organization Umbrella insurance coverage

Synonyms of umbrella:

adj	comprehensive
noun	canopy
noun	defense, defence, defensive measure
noun	union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure

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.