Hyphenation of pencil

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word pencil? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pen-cil

Definitions of pencil:

1.	A thin cylindrical pointed writing implement A rod of marking substance encased in wood
2.	Graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication The words were scribbled in pencil This artist's favorite medium is pencil
3.	A figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
4.	A cosmetic in a long thin stick Designed to be applied to a particular part of the face An eyebrow pencil
5.	Write, draw, or trace with a pencil He penciled a figure

Synonyms of pencil:

noun	writing implement
noun	graphite, black lead, plumbago
noun	figure
noun	cosmetic, cosmetics
verb	draw

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.