monosyllable
a word of one syllable, as yes or no.
Origin of monosyllable
1Words Nearby monosyllable
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How to use monosyllable in a sentence
Even the policeman who is paid to direct you, replies to your inquiry with the shortest and gruffest monosyllable that will do.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyWe may also notice that com'th is a monosyllable , whereas trewely has three syllables, though in l. 35 it makes but two.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerThe first line can only be scanned by reading The ordre as Th'ordr' (monosyllable).
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerShe looked at him for an appreciable fraction of a minute ere she answered, and when she did, it was in the monosyllable—‘Yes.’
Tales and Fantasies | Robert Louis StevensonShe looked at him for an appreciable fraction of a minute ere she answered, and when she did, it was in the monosyllable—“Yes.”
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI | Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for monosyllable
/ (ˈmɒnəˌsɪləbəl) /
a word of one syllable, esp one used as a sentence
Derived forms of monosyllable
- monosyllabism, noun
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