separation

Other forms of separation

plural

separations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about separation

What does separation mean?

separation means "the state of lacking unity". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in separation?

separation has 4 syllables: sep-a-ra-tion. The stress falls on "ra". In IPA it is /ˌsɛpɚˈeɪʃən/.

What is another word for separation?

Close synonyms include breakup, detachment, interval, legal separation. 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.

What is the opposite of separation?

The recorded antonyms are union.

Is separation a common word?

separation is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. 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 separation?

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