polysyllable
noun
poly·syl·la·ble ˈpä-lē-ˌsi-lə-bəl 
ˌpä-lē-ˈsi-
: a polysyllabic word
Word History
Etymology
modification of Medieval Latin polysyllaba, from feminine of polysyllabus
First Known Use
1570, in the meaning defined above
polysyllables
noun
as in neologisms
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- neologisms
- monosyllables
- archaisms
- coinages
- colloquialisms
- loanwords
- euphemisms
- modernisms
- morphemes
- linguistic forms
- phrases
- speech forms
- vernacularisms
- idioms
- locutions
- terms
- expressions
- words
- collocations
- shrub
- shrub althaea
- shrub althea
- shrub garden
- shrub layer
- shrub mallow
- shrub oak
- shrub stratum
- shrub yellowroot
- shrub-like
- shrubbed
- shrubberied
- shrubberies
- shrubbery
- shrubbier
- shrubbiest
- shrubbiness
- shrubbinesses
- shrubbing
- shrubby
- shrubby althaea
- shrubby althea
- shrubby bittersweet
- shrubby cinquefoil
- shrubby fern