Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monody

/ˈmɑnədi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: mon-ody
IPA: /ˈmɑnədi/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.

noun

Any poem mourning the death of someone; an elegy.

noun

A monotonous or mournful noise.

noun

A composition having a single melodic line.

Example Sentences

"Stroke by stroke, the great familiar monody of that incomparable curfew rose and fell in the stillness."
"All directions in life were blocked to him. He could not think, he could not sleep, his heart thudded to a deadening monody of fear. Fear that is itself the penalty of all things feared."

Etymology

From Latin monodia, from Ancient Greek μονῳδία (monōidía).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑnədi/
British English: /ˈmɒnədi/

Inflected Forms

monodies (plural)

Derived Forms

monodic monodical monodist

Synonyms

monophony monophonic music

Questions

How do you pronounce monody?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑnədi/.
What does monody mean?: An ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.
Where does monody come from?: From Latin monodia, from Ancient Greek μονῳδία (monōidía).

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