monosyllablen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɒnə(ʊ)ˌsɪləbl/, U.S.

/ˌmɑnəˈsɪləb(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s monisillable, 1500s–1600s monasillable, 1500s–1600s monasyllable, 1500s–1600s monosillable, 1600s monesillible, 1600s monesyllable, 1600s monosylabl, 1600s monosyllabel, 1600s monosyllabl, 1600s monsyllable, 1600s– monosyllable, 1700s–1800s monysyllable (irregular).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; partly modelled on a French lexical item, and partly modelled on Latin lexical items. Etymons: mono- comb. form, syllable n.

Etymology: < mono- comb. form + syllable n., after Middle French monosyllabe monosyllabe n. and classical Latin or post-classical Latin monosyllabum and monosyllabon (see monosyllabon n.). With sense A. 2b compare Middle French répondre par monosyllabes (1558). Compare polysyllable n. and adj.

A. n.

1. A word consisting of only one syllable.

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the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > syllabic sound > syllable > word having specific number > word of one syllable

syllable1390

monosyllable1533

monosyllabon1576

monosyllabe1582

1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance i. xii. f. lxxv^v He forgetteth thys lyttle shorte worde, this monasyllable, Suche, whych he rehersed fyrste.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. v. 63 For this purpose serue the monosillables of our English Saxons excellently well.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 416 The French men cal it Furchette, which word our Ferrers..do make it a monasillable, & pronounce it the Frush.

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 339 Their language is most part of monosyllables.

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 76 Some are raking in old musty charnell-books, for old mouldy monosyllables.

1680 R. Morden Geogr. Rectified (1685) 418 They have above 60,000 Letters but not above 300 Words, which are, for the most part, all Monasillables.

1711 J. Greenwood Ess. Pract. Eng. Gram. 181 Almost all the Original Words of our Language are Monosyllables.

1793 Analyt. Rev. Jan. 2 The hoarseness of Northern language bound in pebbly monosyllables.

1845 J. Jones Man. Plain-chant 10 When, at the mediation of the 1st, 3d, 6th, and 7th tones, the last word is a monosyllable, it is joined to the preceding syllable.

1874 E. St. J. Parry Greek Gram. 172 Ten monosyllables (called Atonics or Proclitics) have no accents.

1922 ‘R. Crompton’ Just—William iv. 76 William scowled, emitted his monosyllable of scornful disdain ‘Huh!’ and relapsed into gloom.

1998 K. Shamsie In City by Sea x. 79 He slouched down on a sofa and answered Ami's questions about last night in monosyllables.

2. Phrases.

a. in (also by) a monosyllable, †in monosyllable (obsolete): = in monosyllables at sense A. 2b.

ΚΠ

1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 206 Erasmus..Compareth the Englishe tongue to a Dogges barking, that soundeth nothing els, but Baw, waw, waw in Monosillable.

1810 S. Green Reformist I. 208 She either replied not at all, or only answered her by a smileless monosyllable.

1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 165 Her reply was conveyed in a monosyllable.

1903 Longman's Mag. Sept. 291 Juliet leant back in her corner responding by an occasional monosyllable.

1984 J. Kelman Busconductor Hines ii. 88 Mrs Montgomery was washing the stair when he went out. He remarked on the weather but she replied only in a monosyllable.

b. in monosyllables: in words of only one syllable, esp. as representing something stated in terms that are easy to understand, or a reluctance to engage in conversation. to speak (also answer, etc.) in monosyllables: to speak curtly, bluntly, shyly, or abstractedly.

ΚΠ

1608 T. Dekker Lanthorne & Candle-light sig. B1 She dealt in nothing but in Monosillables, (as if to haue spoken words of greater length would haue crackt her Voice).

1656 S. Holland Don Zara i. ii. 15 I can inform you of your future Fate by an infallible Rule which I once learned of an old Gypsie in Monmouthshire, who pen'd it in Monosyllables.

1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 24 Achill. I can brook no comparisons. Ajax. Nor I. Achill. Well Ajax. Ajax. Well Achilles. Thers. So, now they quarrel in Monosyllables.

1761 F. Sheridan Mem. Miss Sidney Bidulph I. 248 A total silence prevailed on my side dureing our short journey home, except to answer in monosyllables Mrs. Gerrarde's repeated enquiries after my health.

1799 W. Godwin St. Leon I. vi. 189 I explained myself only in monosyllables.

1885 ‘E. Garrett’ At Any Cost vi. 104 He..remembered her only as a gaunt, black-eyed girl, who answered in monosyllables.

1888 C. Morris Aryan Race viii. 190 Philologists are generally satisfied that man first spoke in monosyllables, each of which conveyed some generalized information.

1925 E. von Arnim Love i. xix. 196 To all her questions..he only made evasive answers, chiefly in monosyllables.

1977 Times 2 Nov. 16/1 For me, the local tang comes through in phrases like..‘let me put it in monosyllables’.

1985 T. Jones Skin Deep xv. 112 I was sulking and communicated only in monosyllables.

†B. adj.

1. Of a word or an element of a word: consisting of one syllable; = monosyllabic adj. 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

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

monosyllable1589

monosyllabical1656

monosyllabic1766

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. vi. 65 Words monosillable which be for the more part our naturall Saxon English.

1640 G. Torriano Ital. Tutor (title page) A display of the monasillable particles of the language, by way of alphabet.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Monasyllable, that hath but one syllable.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Pref. Pronouns, and Monosyllable Verbs, as Mine, Thine, This, What, Love, Give.

1676 A. Marvell Mr. Smirke sig. G2 The Gentleman's name..is the Monosyllable voice with which Cats do usually address themselves to us.

c1790 W. Cowper Wks. (1837) XV. 320 [He] would think the line improved by a monosyllable epithet, which would make it run more smoothly.

2. Of a speech, statement, text, etc.: consisting of monosyllables; = monosyllabic adj. 2b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

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

monosyllable1697

monosyllabical1755

monosyllabic1774

monosyllabled1838

1697 J. Dryden Ded. Æneis in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. e4^v It seldom happens but a Monosyllable Line turns Verse to Prose.

1706 A. Pope Corr. 22 Oct. (1956) I. 24 Monosyllable-Lines, unless very artfully managed, are stiff, or languishing: but may be beautiful to express Melancholy.

1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto V liii. 161 Others in monosyllable talk chatted.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	monosyllable
释义	monosyllablen.adj. Brit. /ˈmɒnə(ʊ)ˌsɪləbl/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈsɪləb(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s monisillable, 1500s–1600s monasillable, 1500s–1600s monasyllable, 1500s–1600s monosillable, 1600s monesillible, 1600s monesyllable, 1600s monosylabl, 1600s monosyllabel, 1600s monosyllabl, 1600s monsyllable, 1600s– monosyllable, 1700s–1800s monysyllable (irregular). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; partly modelled on a French lexical item, and partly modelled on Latin lexical items. Etymons: mono- comb. form, syllable n. Etymology: < mono- comb. form + syllable n., after Middle French monosyllabe monosyllabe n. and classical Latin or post-classical Latin monosyllabum and monosyllabon (see monosyllabon n.). With sense A. 2b compare Middle French répondre par monosyllabes (1558). Compare polysyllable n. and adj. A. n. 1. A word consisting of only one syllable. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > syllabic sound > syllable > word having specific number > word of one syllable syllable1390 monosyllable1533 monosyllabon1576 monosyllabe1582 1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance i. xii. f. lxxv^v He forgetteth thys lyttle shorte worde, this monasyllable, Suche, whych he rehersed fyrste. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. v. 63 For this purpose serue the monosillables of our English Saxons excellently well. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 416 The French men cal it Furchette, which word our Ferrers..do make it a monasillable, & pronounce it the Frush. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 339 Their language is most part of monosyllables. 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 76 Some are raking in old musty charnell-books, for old mouldy monosyllables. 1680 R. Morden Geogr. Rectified (1685) 418 They have above 60,000 Letters but not above 300 Words, which are, for the most part, all Monasillables. 1711 J. Greenwood Ess. Pract. Eng. Gram. 181 Almost all the Original Words of our Language are Monosyllables. 1793 Analyt. Rev. Jan. 2 The hoarseness of Northern language bound in pebbly monosyllables. 1845 J. Jones Man. Plain-chant 10 When, at the mediation of the 1st, 3d, 6th, and 7th tones, the last word is a monosyllable, it is joined to the preceding syllable. 1874 E. St. J. Parry Greek Gram. 172 Ten monosyllables (called Atonics or Proclitics) have no accents. 1922 ‘R. Crompton’ Just—William iv. 76 William scowled, emitted his monosyllable of scornful disdain ‘Huh!’ and relapsed into gloom. 1998 K. Shamsie In City by Sea x. 79 He slouched down on a sofa and answered Ami's questions about last night in monosyllables. 2. Phrases. a. in (also by) a monosyllable, †in monosyllable (obsolete): = in monosyllables at sense A. 2b. ΚΠ 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 206 Erasmus..Compareth the Englishe tongue to a Dogges barking, that soundeth nothing els, but Baw, waw, waw in Monosillable. 1810 S. Green Reformist I. 208 She either replied not at all, or only answered her by a smileless monosyllable. 1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 165 Her reply was conveyed in a monosyllable. 1903 Longman's Mag. Sept. 291 Juliet leant back in her corner responding by an occasional monosyllable. 1984 J. Kelman Busconductor Hines ii. 88 Mrs Montgomery was washing the stair when he went out. He remarked on the weather but she replied only in a monosyllable. b. in monosyllables: in words of only one syllable, esp. as representing something stated in terms that are easy to understand, or a reluctance to engage in conversation. to speak (also answer, etc.) in monosyllables: to speak curtly, bluntly, shyly, or abstractedly. ΚΠ 1608 T. Dekker Lanthorne & Candle-light sig. B1 She dealt in nothing but in Monosillables, (as if to haue spoken words of greater length would haue crackt her Voice). 1656 S. Holland Don Zara i. ii. 15 I can inform you of your future Fate by an infallible Rule which I once learned of an old Gypsie in Monmouthshire, who pen'd it in Monosyllables. 1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 24 Achill. I can brook no comparisons. Ajax. Nor I. Achill. Well Ajax. Ajax. Well Achilles. Thers. So, now they quarrel in Monosyllables. 1761 F. Sheridan Mem. Miss Sidney Bidulph I. 248 A total silence prevailed on my side dureing our short journey home, except to answer in monosyllables Mrs. Gerrarde's repeated enquiries after my health. 1799 W. Godwin St. Leon I. vi. 189 I explained myself only in monosyllables. 1885 ‘E. Garrett’ At Any Cost vi. 104 He..remembered her only as a gaunt, black-eyed girl, who answered in monosyllables. 1888 C. Morris Aryan Race viii. 190 Philologists are generally satisfied that man first spoke in monosyllables, each of which conveyed some generalized information. 1925 E. von Arnim Love i. xix. 196 To all her questions..he only made evasive answers, chiefly in monosyllables. 1977 Times 2 Nov. 16/1 For me, the local tang comes through in phrases like..‘let me put it in monosyllables’. 1985 T. Jones Skin Deep xv. 112 I was sulking and communicated only in monosyllables. †B. adj. 1. Of a word or an element of a word: consisting of one syllable; = monosyllabic adj. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > syllable > consisting of > consisting of specific number > monosyllabic monosyllable1589 monosyllabical1656 monosyllabic1766 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. vi. 65 Words monosillable which be for the more part our naturall Saxon English. 1640 G. Torriano Ital. Tutor (title page) A display of the monasillable particles of the language, by way of alphabet. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Monasyllable, that hath but one syllable. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Pref. Pronouns, and Monosyllable Verbs, as Mine, Thine, This, What, Love, Give. 1676 A. Marvell Mr. Smirke sig. G2 The Gentleman's name..is the Monosyllable voice with which Cats do usually address themselves to us. c1790 W. Cowper Wks. (1837) XV. 320 [He] would think the line improved by a monosyllable epithet, which would make it run more smoothly. 2. Of a speech, statement, text, etc.: consisting of monosyllables; = monosyllabic adj. 2b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective] > monosyllabic monosyllable1697 monosyllabical1755 monosyllabic1774 monosyllabled1838 1697 J. Dryden Ded. Æneis in tr. Virgil Wks. sig. e4^v It seldom happens but a Monosyllable Line turns Verse to Prose. 1706 A. Pope Corr. 22 Oct. (1956) I. 24 Monosyllable-Lines, unless very artfully managed, are stiff, or languishing: but may be beautiful to express Melancholy. 1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto V liii. 161 Others in monosyllable talk chatted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). monosyllablev. Brit. /ˈmɒnə(ʊ)ˌsɪləbl/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈsɪləb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: monosyllable n. Etymology: < monosyllable n. rare. †1. transitive. To reduce to a monosyllable. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > put concisely or briefly [verb (transitive)] > reduce to monosyllable monosyllable1647 1647 J. Cleveland Poems in Char. London-diurnall (Wing C4662) 26 Like to nine Taylors, who if rightly spell'd, Into one man, are monosyllabled. 2. intransitive. To speak in monosyllables; to utter a monosyllabic word. ΚΠ 1661 A. Brome Songs & Other Poems 238 Night and day Both monosyllabled, to make me stay. 1873 Appletons' Jrnl. 9 Aug. 168/1 Thus far Aunt Edith has done seven eighths of the talking, and I have monosyllabled for answer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1533v.1647
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monosyllablen.adj.

monosyllablev.