- monosyllabic word
- nouna word or utterance of one syllable• Syn: ↑monosyllable• Derivationally related forms: ↑monosyllabic (for: ↑monosyllable)• Hypernyms: ↑word
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Monosyllabic — Mon o*syl*lab ic, a. [Cf. F. monosyllabique.] Being a monosyllable, or composed of monosyllables; as, a monosyllabic word; a monosyllabic language. {Mon o*syl*lab ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monosyllabic — [män΄ō si lab′ik, män΄əsi lab′ik] adj. [ML monosyllabicus] 1. having only one syllable [a monosyllabic word] 2. consisting of monosyllables 3. using, or speaking in, monosyllables, often so as to seem terse or uncommunicative monosyllabically adv … English World dictionary
monosyllabic — adjective 1 someone who is monosyllabic or makes monosyllabic remarks seems rude because they do not say much: Jim became more and more monosyllabic. 2 technical a monosyllabic word has only one syllable … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
monosyllabic — mon|o|syl|lab|ic [ˌmɔnəsıˈlæbık US ˌma: ] adj 1.) someone who speaks in a monosyllabic way does not say very much and does not try to be friendly ▪ He made monosyllabic replies to my questions. 2.) technical a monosyllabic word has only one… … Dictionary of contemporary English
monosyllabic — mon|o|syl|lab|ic [ ,manəsı læbık ] adjective 1. ) using very few words: monosyllabic answers He was shy and monosyllabic. 2. ) LINGUISTICS a monosyllabic word has only one SYLLABLE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
monosyllabic — UK [ˌmɒnəʊsɪˈlæbɪk] / US [ˌmɑnəsɪˈlæbɪk] adjective 1) using very few words monosyllabic answers He was shy and monosyllabic. 2) linguistics a monosyllabic word has only one syllable … English dictionary
word — I n. independent, meaningful linguistic form 1) to coin a word 2) to pronounce, say, utter; write a word (to say a few words about smt.) 3) to mispronounce a word 4) to distort smb. s words 5) to not mince any words ( to speak frankly ) 6) angry … Combinatory dictionary
monosyllabic — monosyllabically, adv. monosyllabicity /mon euh sil euh bis i tee/, n. /mon euh si lab ik/, adj. 1. having only one syllable, as the word no. 2. having a vocabulary composed primarily of monosyllables or short, simple words. 3. very brief; terse… … Universalium
word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable … Collocations dictionary
Word — A word is a unit of language that carries meaning and consists of one or more morphemes which are linked more or less tightly together, and has a phonetic value. Typically a word will consist of a root or stem and zero or more affixes. Words can… … Wikipedia
