Meanings
adjectivepolysyllabic (not comparable)
- not comparableCharacterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables.
I have a particularly off-putting predilection for the utilization of ponderously polysyllabic linguistic constructions.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Opposite
adjectivehaving or characterized by words of more than three syllables
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adjective(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Englishsyllabic
- Englishpolysyllabic
Translations
Bulgarian многосри́чен
- многосри́чен (mnogosríčen)having more than one syllable
Catalan polisíl·lab, polisil·làbic
- polisíl·labhaving more than one syllable
- polisil·làbichaving more than one syllable
Chinese Mandarin 多音節的 /多音节的
- 多音節的 /多音节的 (duōyīnjié de)having more than one syllable
Czech mnohoslabičný, víceslabičný
- mnohoslabičnýhaving more than one syllable
- víceslabičnýhaving more than one syllable
Dutch meerlettergrepig
- meerlettergrepighaving more than one syllable
Finnish monitavuinen
- monitavuinenhaving more than one syllable
French polysyllabique
- polysyllabiquehaving more than one syllable
German vielsilbig, mehrsilbig
- vielsilbighaving more than one syllable
- mehrsilbighaving more than one syllable
Greek πολυσύλλαβος
- πολυσύλλαβος (polysýllavos)having more than one syllable
Hungarian több szótagú/szótagos
- több szótagú/szótagoshaving more than one syllable
Irish ilsiollach
- ilsiollachhaving more than one syllable
Italian plurisillabo, polisillabico
- plurisillabohaving more than one syllable
- polisillabicohaving more than one syllable
- polisillabohaving more than one syllable
Japanese 多音節
- 多音節 (taonsetsu)having more than one syllable
Korean 다음절의
- 다음절의 (da'eumjeorui)having more than one syllable
Lithuanian daugiaskiemenis
- daugiaskiemenishaving more than one syllable
Polish wielosylabowy
- wielosylabowyhaving more than one syllable
Portuguese polissilábico, polissílabo
- polissilábicohaving more than one syllable
- polissílabohaving more than one syllable
Russian многосло́жный
- многосло́жный (mnogoslóžnyj)having more than one syllable
Scottish Gaelic ioma-lideach
- ioma-lideachhaving more than one syllable
Slovak viacslabičný
- viacslabičnýhaving more than one syllable
Spanish polisílabo
- polisílabohaving more than one syllable
Swedish flerstavig
- flerstavighaving more than one syllable
Turkish çok heceli
- çok hecelihaving more than one syllable
Ukrainian багатоскладо́вий
- багатоскладо́вий (bahatoskladóvyj)having more than one syllable
Vietnamese đa âm tiết, nhiều âm tiết
- đa âm tiếthaving more than one syllable
- nhiều âm tiếthaving more than one syllable
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
polysyllabic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysyllabic
MLA
“polysyllabic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysyllabic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polysyllabic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysyllabic.
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