Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A word or an utterance of one syllable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A word of one syllable.
- To express in or reduce to one syllable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A word of one syllable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
word ofone syllable .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a word or utterance of one syllable
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The monosyllable is short, sounds well, and is understood by all denominations of Christians.
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As Nicolson argues, "face" is a simple, plain English monosyllable, but it also has a resonant double meaning.
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A word of one syllable is called a monosyllable, as just; a word of two syllables, a dissyllable, as just'ice; a word of three syllables, a trisyllable, as just'i-fy; a word of more than three syllables, a polysyllable, as just-ca'tion.
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I did my best to draw my fair companions into a little chat, but found my _vis-à-vis_ -- the daughter of my successor outside -- most impracticable; a monosyllable was the extent of her exertion: whilst her companion, who was a lively, intelligent-looking girl, and very pretty withal, was necessarily chilled by the taciturnity of her senior.
Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. Tyrone Power 1818
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The short and dreadful monosyllable which is familiar to us in the pages of the
Famous Affinities of History — Complete Lyndon Orr
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The short and dreadful monosyllable which is familiar to us in the pages of the
Famous Affinities of History — Volume 1 Lyndon Orr
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Imagine my joy when I got back the monosyllable, meaning all that lot.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes Israel Zangwill 1895
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"No," for a monosyllable is the most one can hope to secure of the conversation in an interview; but the pretty lady interviewer went on reproachfully: "Have you seen that stately hill of the dead, the
Without Prejudice Israel Zangwill 1895
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She was Stella Marguerite Fay, but the air of glamour that clung to the monosyllable she was known by suited her, as did its unchanging nature.
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They can create universes by uttering one monosyllable: Be.
The Infinite Monkey Theorem Marshall Moore 2011
whichbe commented on the word monosyllable
This word has five syllables.
May 7, 2008
sarra commented on the word monosyllable
MLL!
May 7, 2008
sionnach commented on the word monosyllable
a woman's commodity, according to Grose's "Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue"
July 17, 2009
bilby commented on the word monosyllable
Reference is to the c-word.
July 19, 2009