monosyllable

Noun

Meaning

a word or utterance of one syllable

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

monosyllabic word curt term word squeak expression liquid hour availability monosyllabic labial guttural grunt syllable homophone
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Antonyms

tool penis gibberish polysyllable polysyllabic word polysyllabic term
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Hypernyms

word

Related terms

monosyllabic

Examples

By placing the monosyllable mons at the end of the line, Virgil interrupts the usual "shave and a haircut" pattern to produce a jarring rhythm, an effect that echoes the crash of a large wave against the side of a ship. Source: Internet

Richard Dawkins (1976) apparently coined the word "meme" independently of Semon, writing this: “Mimeme” comes from a suitable Greek root, but I want a monosyllable that sounds a bit like “gene”. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

monosyllabization monosyllabize monosyllabizing monosyllabled monosyllabon monosyllogism