monosyllable

English - Turkish

Definition of monosyllable in English Turkish dictionary

tek heceli sözcük

tek heceli kelime

(isim) tek heceli kelime

monosyllabic tek heceli

English - English

Definition of monosyllable in English English dictionary

A word of one syllable

{n} a word ahving only one syllable

a word or utterance of one syllable

{i} word of one syllable

If you say that someone speaks in monosyllables you mean that they speak very little, usually because they do not want to have a conversation. A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables. a word with one syllable

Related Terms

monosyllables

plural of monosyllable

Hyphenation

mon·o·syl·la·ble

Etymology

[ 'mä-n&-"si-l&-b&a ] (noun.) 1533. modification of Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French monosyllabe, from Late Latin monosyllabon, from Greek, from neuter of monosyllabos having one syllable, from mon- + syllabE syllable.