mononymic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English mononym Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English mononymic From mononym + -ic.
Meanings
- Pertaining to a mononym.
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(not-comparable) Having or known by a single name.
A few newspapers use courtesy titles - Mr. Black, Mr. Hussein - except when they're stymied by a mononymic celeb like Cher or Eminem.
2002 November 17, Jan Freeman, “Call him Saddam”, in Boston Globe, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2012:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most mononymic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more mononymic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |