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monosyllabic

/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
mo-no-syl-la-bic
IPA
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of one syllable.

adj

Using monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt.

noun

A word consisting of one syllable.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: monosyllabus, μονοσύλλαβος

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/

Inflected Forms

monosyllabics (plural)

Derived Forms

monosyllabically nonmonosyllabic

Antonyms

polysyllabic

Rhymes With

syllabic polysyllabic octosyllabic trisyllabic hendecasyllabic pentasyllabic

Questions

How do you pronounce monosyllabic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/.
What does monosyllabic mean?
Consisting of one syllable.
Where does monosyllabic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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