Antiquity(noun) the quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity. Antiquity(noun) old age. Antiquity(noun) ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
Syllabic consonant. A syllabic consonant or vocalic consonant is a consonant that forms a syllable on its own, like the m, n and l in the English words rhythm, button and bottle, or is the nucleus of a syllable, like the r sound in the American pronunciation of work.
A syllable is a single unit of written or spoken word, an unbroken sound used to make up words. One syllable words known as monosyllabic: Cat, dog, car, sky. Two syllables words known as disyllabic: Ho-tel, Po-em, Chor-us. Three syllables words known as trisyllabic: Beau-ti-ful, met-a-phor, po-e-try. More than three syllables words known as polysyllabic: Ox-y-mor-on. Syllables are used in poetry to give rhythm and depth to sentences. Why don't you try writing a poem using syllables and enter it into one of our poetry competitions. More poetry terms below.