monosyllabic

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monosyllabic

/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/ UK
/ˌmɒn.oʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ Canada, dialectal

Rhymes with -æbɪk

Where it comes from

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

adjective

not comparable Consisting of one syllable. monosyllabic word
not comparable Using monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt. monosyllabic responses

Opposite: polysyllabic

noun monosyllabics

A word consisting of one syllable.

Thesaurus

adjective

Opposite: polysyllabic

Translations

Every language

adj consisting of one syllable

Español	monosílabo
한국어	단음절의 daneumjeorui
日本語	単音節 tan'onsetsu
中文	單音節的 /单音节的 dānyīnjié de, 一音節的 /一音节的 yīyīnjié de
Português	monossilábico, monossílabo
Français	monosyllabique
Deutsch	einsilbig, monosyllabisch
Italiano	monosillabico
Ελληνικά	μονοσύλλαβος monosýllavos
Română	monosilabic
Русский	односло́жный odnoslóžnyj
Tiếng Việt	đơn âm tiết
العربية	أُحَادِيّ المَقْطَع ʔuḥādiyy al-maqṭaʕ

adj using monosyllables

Español	monosílabico
Português	monossilábico
Français	monosyllabique
Deutsch	einsilbig, kurz angebunden, monosyllabisch
Română	monosilabic

noun a word consisting of one syllable

Português	monossílabo
Deutsch	Einsilbler, Einsilber, Monosyllabum

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@misc{monosyllabic_2026,
  title = {monosyllabic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monosyllabic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}