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What (who) is monosyllabic - definition
VERSE IN WHICH EACH LINE CONTAINS ONLY ONE SYLLABLE
Monosyllabic
monosyllable
(monosyllables)
If you say that someone speaks in monosyllables you mean that they speak very little, usually because they do not want to have a conversation.
A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.
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Monosyllable
·noun A word of one syllable.
monosyllabic
¦ adjective
1. consisting of one syllable.
2. using brief words to signify reluctance to engage in conversation.
Derivatives
monosyllabically adverb
monosyllable noun
Wikipedia
Monosyllable
In linguistics, a monosyllable is a word or utterance of only one syllable. It is most commonly studied in the fields of phonology and morphology and it has no semantic content. The word has originated from the Greek language.
"Yes", "no", "jump", "buy", "heat", "sure", "cough", and "and" are examples of monosyllables. Some of the longest monosyllabic words in the English language, all containing nine letters each, are "screeched," "schlepped," "scratched," "scrounged," "scrunched," "stretched," "straights," and "strengths."
Examples of use of monosyllabic
1. Occasionally, the defendant gave a monosyllabic answer.
2. His technique simplified meditation, and involved using a monosyllabic mantra to help the mind quieten down.
3. So the focus changed to pop stars and politicians, who were either adolescent, pompous or monosyllabic.
4. It is not pleasant to have your girlfriend pulled from under your nose by some bloated, monosyllabic old actor.
5. Even the name, Mark Felt, fits –– matter–of–fact, monosyllabic, the William condensed to a terse, Hooveresque initial.