Monosyllabic

//ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a word consisting of one syllable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Consisting of one syllable. not-comparable

    "monosyllabic word"

  2. 2
    Using monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt. not-comparable

    "monosyllabic responses"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable wordnet

Synonyms

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languagesyllabic

Example

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"The word "злой" is the only monosyllabic Russian adjective."

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μονοσύλλαβος (monosúllabos). By surface analysis, monosyllable + -ic.

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