monosyllable C1 Topic:Communication US /ˌmɑː.noʊˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ UK /ˌmɒn.əʊˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ See IPA manual Freq #151949 Meanings 1 noun a word or utterance consisting of one syllable Each line ends with a monosyllable such as night or rain. 2 noun a very short, often abrupt one-syllable reply He answered every question with a reluctant monosyllable. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a word or utterance... one-syllable word 2 noun · a very short, often abrupt... brief replygrunt ↔ Opposites polysyllable Word family Forms monosyllables Derived forms monosyllabicmonosyllabically Related forms syllabledisyllablepolysyllable Etymology From French monosyllabe and Latin monosyllabum, ultimately from Greek monosyllabos, formed from monos, meaning single, + syllabe, meaning syllable. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # monosyllable **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌmɑː.noʊˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɒn.əʊˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ **Frequency rank:** 151949 ## Meanings 1. a word or utterance consisting of one syllable 2. a very short, often abrupt one-syllable reply ## Examples - Each line ends with a monosyllable such as night or rain. - He answered every question with a reluctant monosyllable. ## Synonyms - one-syllable word - brief reply ## Antonyms - polysyllable ## Derived Forms - monosyllabic - monosyllabically ## Related Forms - syllable - disyllable - polysyllable ## Etymology From French monosyllabe and Latin monosyllabum, ultimately from Greek monosyllabos, formed from monos, meaning single, + syllabe, meaning syllable. ## Topics - Communication markdown