monosyllabic

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μονοσύλλαβος (monosúllabos). By surface analysis, monosyllable +‎ -ic or mono- +‎ syllabic. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/ (GA, Atlantic Canada) /ˌmɑ.noʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˌmɒn.oʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (Australia) /ˌmɔn.əʉ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ Hyphenation: mo‧no‧syl‧la‧bic Rhymes: -æbɪk === Adjective === monosyllabic (not comparable) Consisting of one syllable. Using monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt. ==== Antonyms ==== polysyllabic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === monosyllabic (plural monosyllabics) A word consisting of one syllable. ==== Translations ====