English pronunciation · Words Starting with O
Omniscient Pronunciation
Omniscient is pronounced ahm-NI-shuhnt, IPA /ɑmˈnɪʃənt/.
ahm-NI-shuhnt
US /ɑmˈnɪʃənt/ · UK /ɒmˈnɪsiənt/
Syllables: ahm · NI · shuhnt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Knowing everything.
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Omniscient in a Sentence
- The story has an omniscient narrator.
- No editor is omniscient about their own book.
- She wrote as though omniscient about the whole family.
Common Mispronunciations of Omniscient
Not ahm-nis-see-ENT
That sci block gives a plain sh, so the back of the word is a single shuhnt.
Not OHM-ni-shuhnt
Short o at the front, the vowel of hot, with the force on NI just behind it.
Tip: Three beats, ahm-NI-shuhnt. British speakers often use four, ahm-NI-see-uhnt.
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