Meanings
nounmonosemy (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe property of terms of having a single meaning; absence of ambiguity.
- literaryuncountableSingularity.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounhaving a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases
Opposite
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Translations
Catalan monosèmia
- monosèmiaproperty of terms of having single meaning
Chinese Mandarin 單義性 /单义性
- 單義性 /单义性 (dānyìxìng)property of terms of having single meaning
Czech monosémie
- monosémieproperty of terms of having single meaning
Finnish monosemia, yksimerkityksisyys
- monosemiaproperty of terms of having single meaning
- yksimerkityksisyysproperty of terms of having single meaning
French monosémie
- monosémieproperty of terms of having single meaning
German Eindeutigkeit, Monosemie
- Eindeutigkeitproperty of terms of having single meaning
- Monosemieproperty of terms of having single meaning
Irish aonchiallachas
- aonchiallachasproperty of terms of having single meaning
Polish monosemia
- monosemiaproperty of terms of having single meaning
Russian моносеми́я, однозна́чность
- моносеми́я (monosemíja)property of terms of having single meaning
- однозна́чность (odnoznáčnostʹ)property of terms of having single meaning
Spanish monosemia
- monosemiaproperty of terms of having single meaning
Swahili monosemia
- monosemiaproperty of terms of having single meaning
Cite this entry
APA
monosemy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosemy
MLA
“monosemy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosemy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monosemy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosemy.
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