polysyllabicadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪsᵻˈlabɪk/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɑlisəˈlæbɪk/,

/ˈˌpɑləsəˈlæbɪk/

Forms: 1700s polysyllabick, 1700s– polysyllabic.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin polysyllabus ; Greek πολυσύλλαβος , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin polysyllabus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek πολυσύλλαβος (see polysyllabe n.) + -ic suffix. Compare post-classical Latin polysyllabicus (a1601), French polysyllabique (1550 in Middle French). Compare earlier polysyllabical adj., polysyllable adj., and also monosyllabic adj. With polysyllabicity n. at Derivatives compare earlier polysyllabism n. 1.

Of a word: consisting of many (usually more than three) syllables. Also, of language, etc.: consisting of or characterized by polysyllables.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > [adjective] > characterized by syllables

polysyllable1589

polysyllabical1656

monosyllabic1766

polysyllabic1774

polysyllabilingual1824

unsyllabic1864

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > syllable > consisting of > consisting of specific number > containing two or more syllables

polysyllable1589

sesquipedal1611

polysyllabical1656

sesquipedalian1656

polysyllabic1817

hyperdisyllable1843

multisyllabic1909

plurisyllabic1921

multisyllable1950

1774 W. Mitford Ess. Harmony Lang. §ii. 16 We are in general only told, that if we do not give the strong accent to the proper syllable in all polysyllabic words, we make false quantity.

1782 T. Warton Enq. Poems Rowley 42 He would rather have acquiesced in this laxity of the polysyllabic termination.

1793 W. Jones in Asiatick Researches 3 10 Although it [sc. Tibetan] was anciently Sanscrit and polysyllabick, it seems at present from the influence of Chinese manners to consist of monosyllables.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria II. xx. 113 In the ‘Excursion’ the number of polysyllabic..words is more than usually great.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. xii. 244 Their greatly varying dialects are polysyllabic and agglutinative.

1972 M. Kline Math. Thought li. 1184 Some words are descriptive of themselves. For example, the word ‘polysyllabic’ is polysyllabic. On the other hand, the word ‘monosyllabic’ is not monosyllabic.

1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 19 Sept. 41/1 Ms. MacKinnon's rhetoric is an arresting combination of polysyllabic jargon and four-letter words.

Derivatives

polysyllaˈbicity n. the property or fact of being polysyllabic; polysyllabism.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > syllabic sound > syllable > word having specific number > word having two or more syllables > state or character of

polysyllabicity1871

1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue Introd. 12 Inflections..are there [sc. in Gothic] seen standing forth in all their archaic rigidity and polysyllabicity.

1943 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 63 235/2 The drift of the Chinese language toward greater polysyllabicity is seen [etc.].

1985 Maledicta 8 159 There are very few monosyllabic stems in the language, the preference being for polysyllabicity.

1993 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 56 330 [Languages] which have undergone Draconian restrictions on syllable structure and polysyllabicity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polysyllabic
释义	polysyllabicadj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪsᵻˈlabɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌpɑlisəˈlæbɪk/, /ˈˌpɑləsəˈlæbɪk/ Forms: 1700s polysyllabick, 1700s– polysyllabic. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin polysyllabus ; Greek πολυσύλλαβος , -ic suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin polysyllabus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek πολυσύλλαβος (see polysyllabe n.) + -ic suffix. Compare post-classical Latin polysyllabicus (a1601), French polysyllabique (1550 in Middle French). Compare earlier polysyllabical adj., polysyllable adj., and also monosyllabic adj. With polysyllabicity n. at Derivatives compare earlier polysyllabism n. 1. Of a word: consisting of many (usually more than three) syllables. Also, of language, etc.: consisting of or characterized by polysyllables. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > [adjective] > characterized by syllables polysyllable1589 polysyllabical1656 monosyllabic1766 polysyllabic1774 polysyllabilingual1824 unsyllabic1864 the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > syllable > consisting of > consisting of specific number > containing two or more syllables polysyllable1589 sesquipedal1611 polysyllabical1656 sesquipedalian1656 polysyllabic1817 hyperdisyllable1843 multisyllabic1909 plurisyllabic1921 multisyllable1950 1774 W. Mitford Ess. Harmony Lang. §ii. 16 We are in general only told, that if we do not give the strong accent to the proper syllable in all polysyllabic words, we make false quantity. 1782 T. Warton Enq. Poems Rowley 42 He would rather have acquiesced in this laxity of the polysyllabic termination. 1793 W. Jones in Asiatick Researches 3 10 Although it [sc. Tibetan] was anciently Sanscrit and polysyllabick, it seems at present from the influence of Chinese manners to consist of monosyllables. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria II. xx. 113 In the ‘Excursion’ the number of polysyllabic..words is more than usually great. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. xii. 244 Their greatly varying dialects are polysyllabic and agglutinative. 1972 M. Kline Math. Thought li. 1184 Some words are descriptive of themselves. For example, the word ‘polysyllabic’ is polysyllabic. On the other hand, the word ‘monosyllabic’ is not monosyllabic. 1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 19 Sept. 41/1 Ms. MacKinnon's rhetoric is an arresting combination of polysyllabic jargon and four-letter words. Derivatives polysyllaˈbicity n. the property or fact of being polysyllabic; polysyllabism. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [noun] > syllabic sound > syllable > word having specific number > word having two or more syllables > state or character of polysyllabicity1871 1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue Introd. 12 Inflections..are there [sc. in Gothic] seen standing forth in all their archaic rigidity and polysyllabicity. 1943 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 63 235/2 The drift of the Chinese language toward greater polysyllabicity is seen [etc.]. 1985 Maledicta 8 159 There are very few monosyllabic stems in the language, the preference being for polysyllabicity. 1993 Bull. School Oriental & Afr. Stud. 56 330 [Languages] which have undergone Draconian restrictions on syllable structure and polysyllabicity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1774
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