See Also: monosyllabic(dictionary)
monosyllabic(dictionary)

monosyllabic (iou)



monosyllabic adjective. M18.
[from MONO- + SYLLABIC. Cf. medieval Latin monosyllabicus, French monosyllabique.]
1. Of a word: consisting of one syllable. M18.
2. Consisting of monosyllables or of a monosyllable; spec. (of a language, e.g. Chinese) having a vocabulary wholly composed of monosyllables. M18.
3. Of a person: uttering only monosyllables. L19.
monosyllabical adjective (rare) = MONOSYLLABIC L17-L18.
monosyllabically adverb in a monosyllable or monosyllables E19.
monosyllabicity noun M20.