monosyllable

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noun

A word of one syllable.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:monosyllable.”

Similar
monosyllabic word
OriginEnglish syllable ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) ← Proto-Hellenic *mónwos →
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Meanings

nounmonosyllable (plural monosyllables)

plural monosyllables

  1. A word of one syllable.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:monosyllable.

  2. UKobsoleteslangA euphemism for the word cunt

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna word or utterance of one syllable

Similar
monosyllabic word
Broader
word
Also see
ginchvagina

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Englishsyllable
  7. Englishmonosyllable

From mono- + syllable.

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Translations

Catalan monosíl·lab, monosíl·laba
  • monosíl·laba word of one syllable
  • monosíl·labaa word of one syllable
Finnish yksitavuinen, yksitavuinen sana
  • yksitavuinena word of one syllable
  • yksitavuinen sanaa word of one syllable
French monosyllabe
  • monosyllabea word of one syllable
German Einsilbler, Einsilber
  • Einsilblera word of one syllable
  • Einsilbera word of one syllable
  • Monosyllabuma word of one syllable
Irish aonsiollach
  • aonsiollacha word of one syllable
Italian monosillabo
  • monosillaboa word of one syllable
Norwegian enstavelsesord
  • enstavelsesorda word of one syllable
Polish monosylaba
  • monosylabaa word of one syllable
Portuguese monossílabo
  • monossílaboa word of one syllable
Spanish monosílabo
  • monosílaboa word of one syllable
Swedish enstaving
  • enstavinga word of one syllable
Welsh unsillaf
  • unsillafa word of one syllable
Cite this entry
APA

monosyllable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosyllable

MLA

“monosyllable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosyllable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monosyllable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monosyllable.

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