† monosyllabicaladj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin monosyllabicus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin monosyllabicus monosyllabic adj. + -al suffix¹; compare -ical suffix. Compare polysyllabical adj., tetrasyllabical adj. at tetrasyllable n. and adj. Derivatives, trisyllabical adj. at trisyllabic adj. Derivatives.

Obsolete.

= monosyllabic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > syllable > consisting of > consisting of specific number > monosyllabic

monosyllable1589

monosyllabical1656

monosyllabic1766

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective] > monosyllabic

monosyllable1697

monosyllabical1755

monosyllabic1774

monosyllabled1838

1656 T. Blount Glossographia at Privative Substantively, it is a name for such monosyllabical words.

1686 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 16 63 A Monosyllabical Name.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Monosyllabical, consisting of words of one syllable.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1776 II. 33 [Johnson:] He is quite unsocial; his conversation is monosyllabical.

1847 Southern & Western Literary Messenger & Rev. 13 307/2 The Thibetians, Chinese, Burmans and Siamese, constitute another grand division of the human race, speaking different dialects of a peculiar monosyllabical language.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	monosyllabical
释义	† monosyllabicaladj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin monosyllabicus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin monosyllabicus monosyllabic adj. + -al suffix¹; compare -ical suffix. Compare polysyllabical adj., tetrasyllabical adj. at tetrasyllable n. and adj. Derivatives, trisyllabical adj. at trisyllabic adj. Derivatives. Obsolete. = monosyllabic adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > syllable > consisting of > consisting of specific number > monosyllabic monosyllable1589 monosyllabical1656 monosyllabic1766 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective] > monosyllabic monosyllable1697 monosyllabical1755 monosyllabic1774 monosyllabled1838 1656 T. Blount Glossographia at Privative Substantively, it is a name for such monosyllabical words. 1686 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 16 63 A Monosyllabical Name. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Monosyllabical, consisting of words of one syllable. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1776 II. 33 [Johnson:] He is quite unsocial; his conversation is monosyllabical. 1847 Southern & Western Literary Messenger & Rev. 13 307/2 The Thibetians, Chinese, Burmans and Siamese, constitute another grand division of the human race, speaking different dialects of a peculiar monosyllabical language. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1656
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