hyphenated
Joined by dashes
Hyphenated describes something connected by a hyphen, the short dash that joins words or word parts: hyphenated compound, hyphenated name.
A hyphenated American (Italian-American, Asian-American) maintains ties to another culture or heritage—a term sometimes used dismissively to question full assimilation.
Quick burst or pinch
- en-dashMidlength horizontal stroke
- em-dashWide horizontal punctuation mark
- line-breakForced text continuation below
- justificationReason proving rightness
typesetting · typography · formatting · spelling · orthography · copy-editing · proofreading · discretionary
Fastened to another
- connectedJoined to another
- coupledJoined in pairs
- bridgedConnected across a gap
- yokedJoined by a wooden beam
spliced · fused · united · bonded · tethered · conjoined · affixed · attached
Having two parallel tubes
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- patronymicName from father's name
- matronymicName from mother's name
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
Creating new vocabulary items
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
- suffixWord-ending addition
- affixWord-part modifier
- morphemeSmallest meaningful language unit
lexeme · portmanteau · neologism · two-part · double-barreled · multi-word · phrasal · adjectival
Separated into portions
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- separatedPut or kept apart
- segmentedDivided into sections
- partitionedDivided into distinct sections
syllabified · parsed · cleaved · bisected · fractured · interrupted · discontinuous · suspended
dash
Quick burst or pinch
- en-dashMidlength horizontal stroke
- em-dashWide horizontal punctuation mark
- line-breakForced text continuation below
justification · typesetting · typography · formatting · spelling · orthography · copy-editing · proofreading · discretionary
linked
Fastened to another
yoked · spliced · fused · united · bonded · tethered · conjoined · affixed · attached · fastened
double-barreled
Having two parallel tubes
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- patronymicName from father's name
- matronymicName from mother's name
word-formation
Creating new vocabulary items
morpheme · lexeme · portmanteau · neologism · two-part · double-barreled · multi-word · phrasal · adjectival · modifier
divided
Separated into portions
partitioned · syllabified · parsed · cleaved · bisected · fractured · interrupted · discontinuous · suspended · carry-over
- text formattingbold, italic, underline, font, font size
- word descriptorsmonosyllabic, polysyllabic, brief, lengthy, concise
hyphenatedunhyphenated
Without connecting dashes
nonhyphenated · solid · closed · open · spaced
hyphenatedunhyphenated
Without connecting dashes
assimilated · pure · unitary · monocultural · native
- hyphenated identityCombined ancestry descriptor
hyphenate, hyphenation, hyphenating, unhyphenated, hyphenates, hyphenations