monosyllabic

mon·o·syl·lab·ic

M0399200 (mŏn′ə-sĭ-lăb′ĭk)adj.1. Having only one syllable.2. Characterized by or consisting of monosyllables.

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mon′o·syl·lab′ic·al·ly adv.

monosyllabic

(ˌmɒnəsɪˈlæbɪk) adj1. (Linguistics) (of a word) containing only one syllable2. characterized by monosyllables; curt: a monosyllabic answer. ˌmonosylˈlabically adv

mon•o•syl•lab•ic

(ˌmɒn ə sɪˈlæb ɪk)

adj. 1. having only one syllable, as the word no. 2. using, composed of, or uttering monosyllables or short, simple words. 3. very brief; terse or blunt: a monosyllabic reply. [1815–25; < Medieval Latin = Late Latin monosyllab(on) (< Greek; see mono-, syllable) + -icus -ic] mon`o•syl•lab′i•cal•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

monosyllabic - having or characterized by or consisting of one syllablesyllabic - consisting of a syllable or syllables

Translations

monosillabico