Monosyllable

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Monosyllable \Mon"o*syl`la*ble\, n. [L. monosyllabus of one
     syllable, Gr. ?: cf. F. monosyllabe. See {Mono-},
     {Syllable}.]
     A word of one syllable.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  monosyllable
       n : a word or utterance of one syllable [syn: {monosyllabic word}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "monosyllable":
     antonym, articulation, expression, free form, homograph, homonym,
     homophone, lexeme, linguistic form, locution, logos, metonym,
     minimum free form, polysyllable, syllable, synonym, term, usage,
     utterance, verbalism, verbum, vocable, word