monosyllabic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia)
- (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
- (Canada) audio
- /ˌmɒn.oʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μονοσύλλαβος (monosúllabos). By surface analysis, monosyllable + -ic or mono- + syllabic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Consisting of one syllable.
monosyllabic word
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(not-comparable) Using monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt.
Hardy is perfect. He’s physical and monosyllabic.
2017 December 1, Tom Breihan, “Mad Max: Fury Road might already be the best action movie ever made”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2022:monosyllabic responses
Antonyms
Deriveds
monosyllabically · nonmonosyllabic
Translations (60)
vo balsilabik (consisting of one syllable) · fo fáorðaður (using monosyllables) · cmn 單音節的 /单音节的 (consisting of one syllable) · de monosyllabisch (using monosyllables) · fo einstavilsis- (consisting of one syllable) · de einsilbig (using monosyllables) · sv enstavig (using monosyllables) · cs jednoslabičný (consisting of one syllable) · hu kurta (using monosyllables) · ga aonsiollach (consisting of one syllable) · es monosílabico (using monosyllables) · sv enstavig (consisting of one syllable) · tl sampantig (consisting of one syllable) · ca monosíl·lab (consisting of one syllable) · ar أُحَادِيّ المَقْطَع (consisting of one syllable) · nl eenlettergrepig (consisting of one syllable) · ro monosilabic (consisting of one syllable) · hy միավանկ (consisting of one syllable) · pt monossílabo (consisting of one syllable) · pt monossilábico (using monosyllables) · hu egy szótagú (consisting of one syllable) · pl jednosylabowy (consisting of one syllable) · br unsilabennek (consisting of one syllable) · fo við einum stavilsi (consisting of one syllable) · is einkvæður (using monosyllables) · hu egy szótagos (consisting of one syllable) · hu foghegyről odavetett (using monosyllables) · cy unsillaf (consisting of one syllable) · it monosillabico (consisting of one syllable) · ja 単音節 (consisting of one syllable) · ru односло́жный (consisting of one syllable) · ko 단음절의 (consisting of one syllable) · de kurz angebunden (using monosyllables) · be аднаскладо́вы (consisting of one syllable) · vi đơn âm tiết (consisting of one syllable) · grc μονοσύλλαβος (consisting of one syllable) · vo basilabik (consisting of one syllable) · sk jednoslabičný (consisting of one syllable) · my ဧကဝဏ္ဏ (consisting of one syllable) · fi yksitavuinen (consisting of one syllable) · es monosílabo (consisting of one syllable) · ro monosilabic (using monosyllables) · mk едносложен (consisting of one syllable) · tr tek heceli (consisting of one syllable) · el μονοσύλλαβος (consisting of one syllable) · ca monosil·làbic (consisting of one syllable) · fr monosyllabique (consisting of one syllable) · fr monosyllabique (using monosyllables) · cmn 一音節的 /一音节的 (consisting of one syllable) · de monosyllabisch (consisting of one syllable) · pt monossilábico (consisting of one syllable) · cs jednoslabičný (using monosyllables) · pdt eensilbich (consisting of one syllable) · bg едносри́чен (consisting of one syllable) · is einkvæður (consisting of one syllable) · uk односкладо́вий (consisting of one syllable) · de einsilbig (consisting of one syllable) · lt vienskiemenis (consisting of one syllable) · fi yksitavuinen (using monosyllables) · fo fámæltur (using monosyllables)