monosyllable

listen to the pronunciation of monosyllable
English - Turkish
tek heceli sözcük
tek heceli kelime
(isim) tek heceli kelime
monosyllabic tek heceli
English - English
A word of one syllable
{n} a word ahving only one syllable
a word or utterance of one syllable
{i} word of one syllable
If you say that someone speaks in monosyllables you mean that they speak very little, usually because they do not want to have a conversation. A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables. a word with one syllable
monosyllables
plural of monosyllable
monosyllable

    Hyphenation

    mon·o·syl·la·ble

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'mä-n&-"si-l&-b&a ] (noun.) 1533. modification of Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French monosyllabe, from Late Latin monosyllabon, from Greek, from neuter of monosyllabos having one syllable, from mon- + syllabE syllable.
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