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covetousness

How many syllables in covetousness?

  4 syllables

Divide covetousness into syllables:   cov-et-ous-ness
Stressed syllable in covetousness:   cov-et-ous-ness
How to say covetousness:

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Synonyms for covetousness


1 syllable
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    4 syllables
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