synizésis
French, noun/si.ni.ze.zis/
synizésis is spelled S-Y-N-I-Z-É-S-I-S (9 letters). Synizésis is a French feminine noun meaning “synizesis (the fusion of two syllables into one without the formation of a recognized diphthong, especially to fit a certain poetic meter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Variante de synizèse”.
What does synizésis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesynizesis (the fusion of two syllables into one without the formation of a recognized diphthong, especially to fit a certain poetic meter)
- 2
femininesynizesis (a dense clumping of chromosomes on one side of the nucleus of a cell, sometimes occurring prior to cell division)
- 3
feminineobsoletesynizesis (occlusion of the pupil of the eye, resulting in loss of vision)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Variante de synizèse.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce synizésis?
- /si.ni.ze.zis/
- \si.ni.ze.zis\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.