hendecasyllabic

[ hen-dek-uh-si-lab-ik, hen-dek- ]

/ hɛnˌdɛk ə sɪˈlæb ɪk, ˌhɛn dɛk- /

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adjective

having 11 syllables.

noun

a hendecasyllable.

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Origin of hendecasyllabic

First recorded in 1720–30; hendecasyllable + -ic

Words nearby hendecasyllabic

henchman, hencoop, hendeca-, hendecagon, hendecahedron, hendecasyllabic, hendecasyllable, Henderson, Henderson-Hasselbach equation, Hendersonula toruloidea, Hendersonville

How to use hendecasyllabic in a sentence

Romances hericos are romances composed of hendecasyllabic verses, all of which are llanos.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
Sextinas are usually composed of six hendecasyllabic verses in which a serventesio is followed by a pareado.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
It is composed of hendecasyllabic verses, mostly of the first class, with a heptasyllabic verse closing each stanza.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
Ten Brink calls attention to the possibility of the influence upon Chaucer's couplet of the Italian hendecasyllabic verse.
English Verse|Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.

In both Cintio's pieces the metre is blank verse (hendecasyllabic), diversified in the case of the Egle with a rimed chorus.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama|Walter W. Greg