Meanings
adjectivemonosyllabic (not comparable)
- not comparableUsing monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt.
monosyllabic responses
1 more example
Hardy is perfect. He’s physical and monosyllabic.
2017 December 1, Tom Breihan, “Mad Max: Fury Road might already be the best action movie ever made”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adjectivehaving or characterized by or consisting of one syllable
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Origin
- Ancient Greekμονοσύλλαβος
- Latinmonosyllabus
- Late Latinmonosyllabicus
- Englishmonosyllabic
Borrowed from Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μονοσύλλαβος (monosúllabos). By surface analysis, monosyllable + -ic or mono- + syllabic.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek μονοσύλλαβος
- μονοσύλλαβος (monosúllabos)consisting of one syllable
Arabic أُحَادِيّ المَقْطَع
- أُحَادِيّ المَقْطَع (ʔuḥādiyy al-maqṭaʕ)consisting of one syllable
Bulgarian едносри́чен
- едносри́чен (ednosríčen)consisting of one syllable
Catalan monosíl·lab, monosil·làbic
- monosíl·labconsisting of one syllable
- monosil·làbicconsisting of one syllable
- monosíl·laba word consisting of one syllable
Chinese Mandarin 單音節的 /单音节的, 一音節的 /一音节的
- 單音節的 /单音节的 (dānyīnjié de)consisting of one syllable
- 一音節的 /一音节的 (yīyīnjié de)consisting of one syllable
Czech jednoslabičný, jednoslabičný
- jednoslabičnýconsisting of one syllable
- jednoslabičnýusing monosyllables
Dutch eenlettergrepig
- eenlettergrepigconsisting of one syllable
Finnish yksitavuinen, yksitavuinen
- yksitavuinenconsisting of one syllable
- yksitavuinenusing monosyllables
- yksitavuinena word consisting of one syllable
- yksitavuinen sanaa word consisting of one syllable
French monosyllabique, monosyllabique
- monosyllabiqueconsisting of one syllable
- monosyllabiqueusing monosyllables
German einsilbig, monosyllabisch
- einsilbigconsisting of one syllable
- monosyllabischconsisting of one syllable
- einsilbigusing monosyllables
- kurz angebundenusing monosyllables
- monosyllabischusing monosyllables
- Einsilblera word consisting of one syllable
- Einsilbera word consisting of one syllable
- Monosyllabuma word consisting of one syllable
Greek μονοσύλλαβος
- μονοσύλλαβος (monosýllavos)consisting of one syllable
Hungarian egy szótagú, egy szótagos
- egy szótagúconsisting of one syllable
- egy szótagosconsisting of one syllable
- kurtausing monosyllables
- foghegyről odavetettusing monosyllables
Icelandic einkvæður, einkvæður
- einkvæðurconsisting of one syllable
- einkvæðurusing monosyllables
Irish aonsiollach, aonsiollach
- aonsiollachconsisting of one syllable
- aonsiollacha word consisting of one syllable
Italian monosillabico
- monosillabicoconsisting of one syllable
Japanese 単音節
- 単音節 (tan'onsetsu)consisting of one syllable
Korean 단음절의
- 단음절의 (daneumjeorui)consisting of one syllable
Lithuanian vienskiemenis
- vienskiemenisconsisting of one syllable
Polish jednosylabowy
- jednosylabowyconsisting of one syllable
Portuguese monossilábico, monossílabo
- monossilábicoconsisting of one syllable
- monossílaboconsisting of one syllable
- monossilábicousing monosyllables
- monossílaboa word consisting of one syllable
Romanian monosilabic, monosilabic
- monosilabicconsisting of one syllable
- monosilabicusing monosyllables
Russian односло́жный
- односло́жный (odnoslóžnyj)consisting of one syllable
Slovak jednoslabičný
- jednoslabičnýconsisting of one syllable
Spanish monosílabo, monosílabico
- monosílaboconsisting of one syllable
- monosílabicousing monosyllables
Swedish enstavig, enstavig
- enstavigconsisting of one syllable
- enstavigusing monosyllables
- enstavinga word consisting of one syllable
Tagalog sampantig
- sampantigconsisting of one syllable
Turkish tek heceli
- tek heceliconsisting of one syllable
Ukrainian односкладо́вий
- односкладо́вий (odnoskladóvyj)consisting of one syllable
Vietnamese đơn âm tiết
- đơn âm tiếtconsisting of one syllable
Welsh unsillaf
- unsillafconsisting of one syllable
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with monosyllabic
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
monosyllabic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosyllabic
MLA
“monosyllabic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosyllabic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monosyllabic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosyllabic.
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