multisyllabic

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adjective

Having more than one syllable.

Similar
polysyllabic
Opposite
monosyllabic
OriginEnglish syllabic ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjectivemultisyllabic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving more than one syllable.

    But it’s a dialect Fetter doesn’t know. It sounds old, rolling and multisyllabic and liquid.

    2023, Vajra Chandrasekera, The Saint of Bright Doors, Solaris (2024), page 305

    Synonyms: polysyllabic · Antonyms: monosyllabic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving more than one syllable.

Similar
polysyllabic
Opposite
monosyllabic
Also see
polysyllabic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishsyllabic
  9. Englishmultisyllabic

From multi- + syllabic.

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Cite this entry
APA

multisyllabic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multisyllabic

MLA

“multisyllabic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multisyllabic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multisyllabic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multisyllabic.

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