unhyphenated
Joined without marks
Unhyphenated describes a word or phrase written without a hyphen: The style guide prefers unhyphenated compounds like "ice cream".
The term appears most often in discussions of spelling conventions and editorial style.
Some compound words transition from hyphenated to unhyphenated as they become more established in the language.
Combined into one
concatenated · joined · combined · written · orthography · dictionary · lexicon · spellcheck
Quick burst or pinch
- en-dashMidlength horizontal stroke
- em-dashWide horizontal punctuation mark
- compoundCombined into one
- solidFirm matter state
closed · open · suspended · linebreak · justified · typeset · kerning · spacing
Not damaged or interrupted
- seamlessWithout visible joins
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- connectedJoined to another
unified · whole · undivided · streamlined · integrated · cohesive · smooth · linear
Combined into one
- solidFirm matter state
- morphemeSmallest meaningful language unit
- lexemeFundamental dictionary unit
- word-formationCreating new vocabulary items
derivation · blending · portmanteau · agglutination · concatenation · morphology · lexical · grapheme
compound
Combined into one
fused · concatenated · joined · combined · written · orthography · dictionary · lexicon · spellcheck · autocorrect
dash
Quick burst or pinch
solid · closed · open · suspended · linebreak · justified · typeset · kerning · spacing · punctuation
unbroken
Not damaged or interrupted
- seamlessWithout visible joins
- uninterruptedContinuing without a stop
- flowingMoving continuously onward
connected · unified · whole · undivided · streamlined · integrated · cohesive · smooth · linear · sustained
compound
Combined into one
word-formation · derivation · blending · portmanteau · agglutination · concatenation · morphology · lexical · grapheme · syntax
- word descriptorsmonosyllabic, polysyllabic, brief, lengthy, concise