deforestation

Questions about deforestation

What does deforestation mean?

deforestation means "the state of being clear of trees". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in deforestation?

deforestation has 5 syllables: de-fo-re-sta-tion. The stress falls on "sta". In IPA it is /dɪˌfɔɹɪˈsteɪʃən/.

What is another word for deforestation?

Close synonyms include disforestation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deforestation a common word?

deforestation is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with deforestation?

12 words rhyme with deforestation. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.