How to pronounce consilience
Say it like kun-SIL-ee-uns. Consilience has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (SIL).
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- kun
- SIL
- ee
- uns
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Consilience pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- kunKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
- SILSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
- eeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
- unsKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
American vs British pronunciation of consilience
American and British speakers say consilience in essentially the same way: /kənˈsɪliəns/ in the US and /kənˈsɪliəns/ in the UK.
British respelling: kun-SIL-ee-uns.
What does consilience mean?
- The concurrence of multiple inductions drawn from different data sets.
- The agreement, co-operation, or overlap of academic disciplines.
Where does consilience come from?
From Latin con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) + saliō (“to bound, jump, leap”) (modeled after resiliēns (“rebounding”)) + -ence, influenced by concurrent.
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Words that rhyme with consilience
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Questions about saying consilience
How do you pronounce consilience?
Say kun-SIL-ee-uns. The American pronunciation is /kənˈsɪliəns/. In British English it is /kənˈsɪliəns/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in consilience?
Consilience has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second one (SIL). Broken into parts: kun · SIL · ee · uns.
Do Americans and Brits say consilience the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /kənˈsɪliəns/ and the British form is /kənˈsɪliəns/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.