polysyllable

Noun

Meaning

A word of many syllables, or consisting of more syllables than three; -- words of less than four syllables being called monosyllables, dissyllables, and trisyllables.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

polysyllabic word term word consonant expression dental articulation affix guttural syllable homophone polysyllabic monosyllable sesquipedalian antonym

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Antonyms

silence gibberish monosyllable absolute silence complete silence written statement

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Hypernyms

word

Hyponyms

sesquipedalian jawbreaker sesquipedalia

Related terms

polysyllabic polysyllabism polysyllabicism polysyllabicity

Close letter words and terms

polysyllabicism polysyllabicity polysyllabism polysyllogism polysyllogistic polysymmetric