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mountainous

How many syllables in mountainous?

  3 syllables

Divide mountainous into syllables:   moun-tain-ous
Stressed syllable in mountainous:   moun-tain-ous
How to pronounce mountainous:   moun-tin-us
How to say mountainous:

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Synonyms for mountainous


1 syllable
  • high
  • steep
  • huge
  • vast
2 syllables
  • hilly
  • massive
  • immense
  • rocky
3 syllables
4 syllables
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