Monosyllabic definitions
Having only one syllable.
adjective
Characterized by or consisting of monosyllables.
adjective
Having only one syllable.
A monosyllabic word.
adjective
Using, or speaking in, monosyllables, often so as to seem terse or uncommunicative.
adjective
The definition of monosyllabic is a word with only one syllable or a person who uses short, abrupt words in conversation.
The word cat is an example of a monosyllabic word.
A sullen teenager who only uses short words to chat with his parents is an example of someone who is monosyllabic.
adjective
Consisting of monosyllables.
adjective
Origin of monosyllabic
From Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μονοσÏλλαβος (monosullabos).