monosyllabic
having only one syllable, as the word no.
having a vocabulary composed primarily of monosyllables or short, simple words.
very brief; terse or blunt: a monosyllabic reply.
Origin of monosyllabic
1Other words from monosyllabic
- mon·o·syl·lab·i·cal·ly, adverb
- mon·o·syl·la·bic·i·ty [mon-uh-sil-uh-bis-i-tee], /ˌmɒn əˌsɪl əˈbɪs ɪ ti/, noun
Words Nearby monosyllabic
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How to use monosyllabic in a sentence
His first language was Russian, then he learned Swedish, but chooses to perform in monosyllabic broken English.
The Cult of Yung Lean: ‘I’m Building An Anarchistic Society From the Ground Up’ | Marlow Stern | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn interviews, he was likely to remain monosyllabic until the question of equipment arose.
J.J. Cale, Dead at 74, Was a Songwriter Beyond Compare | Malcolm Jones | July 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHis response, as he remembered it then, had been barely more than monosyllabic.
While the boys, many of whom forgot to put on underwear, grunt in monosyllabic tones.
I transpose; all have What harme was (but harm is monosyllabic, and the line is then bad).
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey Chaucer
It will be found, indeed, that these double rhymes are as numerous as the single or monosyllabic ones.
It is the concrete intonation of every syllable and monosyllabic word which gives to speech its distinctive character from music.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 | Ministry of EducationWe drank the coffee brought to us before dawn, in grouchy, sleepy, monosyllabic silence.
Tramping on Life | Harry KempAt the same time its unequivocally monosyllabic character is beyond doubt.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon Latham
British Dictionary definitions for monosyllabic
/ (ˌmɒnəsɪˈlæbɪk) /
(of a word) containing only one syllable
characterized by monosyllables; curt: a monosyllabic answer
Derived forms of monosyllabic
- monosyllabically, adverb
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