polysyllablen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒlɪˌsɪləbl/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈsɪləb(ə)l/,

/ˌpɑləˈsɪləb(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s polisillable, 1500s pollisillable, 1500s polysillable, 1500s– polysyllable.

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

Etymology: < poly- comb. form + syllable n., after Middle French polysyllabe and its etymons post-classical Latin polysyllaba and Hellenistic Greek πολυσύλλαβος (see polysyllabe n.). Compare earlier monosyllable n., and also monosyllable adj.

A. n.

A word of many (usually more than three) syllables. Now esp.: a difficult or unfamiliar long word.

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

polysyllable1570

polysyllabe1584

multisyllable1659

hyperdisyllable1678

sesquipedalian1830

plurisyllable1924

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum Pref. In the Pollisillables, by diuersitie of pronunciation,..one worde maye haue diuers significations.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. xii. 85 Our vulgar Saxon English standing most vpon wordes monosillable, and little vpon polysillables.

1682 W. Richards Wallography 121 One in our Company..having got a Welch Polysyllable into his Throat, was almost choak'd with Consonants.

1755 S. Johnson Gram. Eng. Tongue in Dict. Polysyllables..are seldom compared otherwise than by more and most, as deplorable, more deplorable, most deplorable.

1786 E. Apthorp Disc. Prophecy I. 12 Their language has all the characteristics of originality, pure and energetic, with few polysyllables, or epithets.

1839 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 45 461 The fusile capacity of a language for running into ready coalitions of polysyllables aids this tendency.

1871 G. Meredith Harry Richmond III. x. 173 My father was losing his remarkably moderated tone, and threatening polysyllables.

1914 E. Pound Boy's Will in Sel. Ess. (1968) 382 And to do this is a very different matter from gunning about for the circumplectious polysyllable.

1953 S. Chase Power of Words ii. xxiii. 253 Allen Upward..warmly advocates Anglo-Saxon English as against what he calls ‘Mediterranean’ English, with its polysyllables built up like a skyscraper.

1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 28 Sept. (Review section) 15/1 It would improve business immeasurably even with sophisticated governors if someone would break through the polysyllables.

B. adj.

Having or using many syllables. Now esp. of language or style: unnecessarily complex, abstruse. Cf. polysyllabic adj.

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

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. xii. 90 The ill shapen sound of many of his wordes polisillable.

1591 J. Harington Briefe Apol. Poetrie in tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso sig. ¶viij^v For them that find fault with polysyllable meeter.

1669 W. Holder Elem. Speech 101 In a Poly-syllable word.

1788 L. Brittain Rudim. Eng. Gram. 9 P is pronounced..unless when the following polysyllable word begins with h.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Satyrane's Lett. iii, in Biogr. Lit. (1882) 268 (note) The German, not less than the Greek, is a polysyllable language.

1937 Life 26 July 26/2 Working toward that goal, U.S. Communists have since tried strenuously to drop their alien, polysyllable jargon and ‘talk American’.

1986 Guardian (Nexis) 14 Mar. Trite metaphors jostle for page space with arcane polysyllable adjectives.

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

单词	polysyllable
释义	polysyllablen.adj. Brit. /ˈpɒlɪˌsɪləbl/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈsɪləb(ə)l/, /ˌpɑləˈsɪləb(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s polisillable, 1500s pollisillable, 1500s polysillable, 1500s– polysyllable. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; partly modelled on a French lexical item, partly modelled on a Latin lexical item, and partly modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: poly- comb. form, syllable n. Etymology: < poly- comb. form + syllable n., after Middle French polysyllabe and its etymons post-classical Latin polysyllaba and Hellenistic Greek πολυσύλλαβος (see polysyllabe n.). Compare earlier monosyllable n., and also monosyllable adj. A. n. A word of many (usually more than three) syllables. Now esp.: a difficult or unfamiliar long word. 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 polysyllable1570 polysyllabe1584 multisyllable1659 hyperdisyllable1678 sesquipedalian1830 plurisyllable1924 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum Pref. In the Pollisillables, by diuersitie of pronunciation,..one worde maye haue diuers significations. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. xii. 85 Our vulgar Saxon English standing most vpon wordes monosillable, and little vpon polysillables. 1682 W. Richards Wallography 121 One in our Company..having got a Welch Polysyllable into his Throat, was almost choak'd with Consonants. 1755 S. Johnson Gram. Eng. Tongue in Dict. Polysyllables..are seldom compared otherwise than by more and most, as deplorable, more deplorable, most deplorable. 1786 E. Apthorp Disc. Prophecy I. 12 Their language has all the characteristics of originality, pure and energetic, with few polysyllables, or epithets. 1839 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 45 461 The fusile capacity of a language for running into ready coalitions of polysyllables aids this tendency. 1871 G. Meredith Harry Richmond III. x. 173 My father was losing his remarkably moderated tone, and threatening polysyllables. 1914 E. Pound Boy's Will in Sel. Ess. (1968) 382 And to do this is a very different matter from gunning about for the circumplectious polysyllable. 1953 S. Chase Power of Words ii. xxiii. 253 Allen Upward..warmly advocates Anglo-Saxon English as against what he calls ‘Mediterranean’ English, with its polysyllables built up like a skyscraper. 1990 Times Educ. Suppl. 28 Sept. (Review section) 15/1 It would improve business immeasurably even with sophisticated governors if someone would break through the polysyllables. B. adj. Having or using many syllables. Now esp. of language or style: unnecessarily complex, abstruse. Cf. polysyllabic adj. 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 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. xii. 90 The ill shapen sound of many of his wordes polisillable. 1591 J. Harington Briefe Apol. Poetrie in tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso sig. ¶viij^v For them that find fault with polysyllable meeter. 1669 W. Holder Elem. Speech 101 In a Poly-syllable word. 1788 L. Brittain Rudim. Eng. Gram. 9 P is pronounced..unless when the following polysyllable word begins with h. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Satyrane's Lett. iii, in Biogr. Lit. (1882) 268 (note) The German, not less than the Greek, is a polysyllable language. 1937 Life 26 July 26/2 Working toward that goal, U.S. Communists have since tried strenuously to drop their alien, polysyllable jargon and ‘talk American’. 1986 Guardian (Nexis) 14 Mar. Trite metaphors jostle for page space with arcane polysyllable adjectives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1570
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