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Some directors are really strong on action, manhandling you around the set; others are very focused on setting up the camera shots and practically ignore you. You have to get used to introverts, extroverts, directors who clown around for the crew, and the odd one who's monosyllabic.
Gina Bellman

Meaning of "monosyllabic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MONOSYLLABIC

monosyllabic  [ˌmɒnəsɪˈlæbɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONOSYLLABIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Monosyllabic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MONOSYLLABIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Syllable

A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. For example, the word water is composed of two syllables: wa and ter. A syllable is typically made up of a syllable nucleus with optional initial and final margins. Syllables are often considered the phonological "building blocks" of words. They can influence the rhythm of a language, its prosody, its poetic meter and its stress patterns. Syllabic writing began several hundred years before the first letters. The earliest recorded syllables are on tablets written around 2800 BC in the Sumerian city of Ur. This shift from pictograms to syllables has been called "the most important advance in the history of writing". A word that consists of a single syllable is called a monosyllable. Similar terms include disyllable for a word of two syllables; trisyllable for a word of three syllables; and polysyllable, which may refer either to a word of more than three syllables or to any word of more than one syllable.

Definition of monosyllabic in the English dictionary

The definition of monosyllabic in the dictionary is containing only one syllable. Other definition of monosyllabic is characterized by monosyllables; curt.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONOSYLLABIC


asyllabic
ˌæsɪˈlæbɪk
decasyllabic
ˌdekəsɪˈlæbɪk
dissyllabic
ˌdɪsɪˈlæbɪk
disyllabic
ˌdɪsɪˈlæbɪk
dodecasyllabic
ˌdəʊdekəsɪˈlæbɪk
hendecasyllabic
hɛnˌdɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk
heptasyllabic
ˌheptəsɪˈlæbɪk
imparisyllabic
ɪmˌpærsɪˈlæbɪk
multisyllabic
ˌmʌltɪsɪˈlæbɪk
nonsyllabic
ˌnɒnsɪˈlæbɪk
octosyllabic
ˈɒktəʊsɪˈlæbɪk
parisyllabic
ˌpærɪsɪˈlæbɪk
pentasyllabic
ˌpɛntəsɪˈlæbɪk
perissosyllabic
pəˌrɪsəʊsɪˈlæbɪk
polysyllabic
ˌpɒlɪsɪˈlæbɪk
quadrisyllabic
ˌkwɒdrɪsɪˈlæbɪk
rabic
ˈræbɪk
syllabic
sɪˈlæbɪk
tetrasyllabic
ˌtɛtrəsɪˈlæbɪk
trisyllabic
ˌtraɪsɪˈlæbɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONOSYLLABIC

monostelic
monostely
monostich
monostichic
monostichous
monostome
monostomous
monostrophe
monostrophic
monostylar
monostyle
monostylous
monosyllabically
monosyllabicity
monosyllabism
monosyllable
monosymmetric
monosymmetrical
monosymmetry
monosynaptic

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONOSYLLABIC

aerobic
agoraphobic
amoebic
anaerobic
Arabic
cannabic
claustrophobic
coulombic
cubic
gum arabic
homophobic
hydrophobic
limbic
Mozarabic
orthorhombic
Pan-Arabic
phobic
pubic
suprapubic
xenophobic

Synonyms and antonyms of monosyllabic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «monosyllabic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONOSYLLABIC

Find out the translation of monosyllabic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of monosyllabic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «monosyllabic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

单音节
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

monosilábica
570 millions of speakers

English

monosyllabic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एकपदीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أحادي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

односложно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

monossilábica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একস্বরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

monosyllabique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Monosyllabic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einsilbig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

単音節の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단음절
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Monosyllabic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đơn âm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இதனால் monosyllabic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोनोसिलॅबिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tek heceli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

monosillabico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

monosyllabic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

односкладово
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

monosilabic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μονοσύλλαβο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eenlettergrepig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

enstavigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

monosyllabic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of monosyllabic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOSYLLABIC»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOSYLLABIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about monosyllabic

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4 QUOTES WITH «MONOSYLLABIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word monosyllabic.
1
Gina Bellman
Some directors are really strong on action, manhandling you around the set; others are very focused on setting up the camera shots and practically ignore you. You have to get used to introverts, extroverts, directors who clown around for the crew, and the odd one who's monosyllabic.
2
Boris Johnson
My speaking style was criticised by no less an authority than Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was a low moment, my friends, to have my rhetorical skills denounced by a monosyllabic Austrian cyborg.
3
Jane Leavy
There is no free speech in football. Information is parsed by monosyllabic head coaches, who dictate who gets to speak to whom and when.
4
Jane Leavy
Wherever Mantle went in the great metropolis - Danny's Hideaway, the Latin Quarter, the '21' Club, the Stork Club, El Morocco, Toots Shor's - his preferred drink was waiting when he walked through the door. Reporters waited at his locker for monosyllabic bons mots. Boys clustered by the players' gate, hoping to touch him.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONOSYLLABIC»

Discover the use of monosyllabic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to monosyllabic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Modern English Structures, second edition: Form, Function, ...
These inflectional suffixes can be replaced with the words more or most respectively preceding the adjective for a few monosyllabic, some disyllabic and all polysyllabic adjectives. Adjectives are classified in many ways: one such approach is ...
Bernard O'Dwyer, 2006
2
Asia's Orthographic Dilemma
not understand each other in speech, and have trouble with abstractions ( Gleitman and Rozin 1973b:497; Bloom 1981; Logan 1986; Tezuka 1987). Thus the allegation that Chinese is monosyllabic is based not on the language as it is spoken ...
Wm. C. Hannas, 1997
3
English Literature and Ancient Languages
Like Dryden, Pope defended certain monosyllabic lines (see the note to the Odyssey n. 736) which serve the special purpose of conveying the sense of heaviness and difficulty. Thomas Gray regretted that English abounds in monosyllables, ...
Kenneth Haynes, 2007
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Rehg: Ponapean Reference Grammar
kaiahp 'green back turtle' rahn 'day' kasap 'frigate bird' sahi 'rope' lapwed 'salt water eel' sewi 'conch shell' MONOSYLLABIC NOUN VOWEL LENGTHENING RULE 4.2.1 There is one sound rule in Ponapean which applies uniquely to nouns.
Kenneth L. Rehg, Damian G. Sohl, 1981
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English Phonology: An Introduction
Finally, consider the monosyllabic word sticks: (8) sonority -*- time / s t i k s / Why does this word constitute a single syllable in English when it evidently contains three sonority peaks? This problem is in a sense the most serious one of the four  ...
Heinz J. Giegerich, 1992
6
A Vocabulary Test and a Monosyllabic Essay on Art
Orra Eugene Monnette. A vocabulary test and a monosyllabic essay on art Orra Eugene Monnette Front Cover.
Orra Eugene Monnette, 1918
7
English Prosodic Morphology
Sabine Lappe. 7.3 WORD STRUCTURE CHARACTERISED BY PROMINENCE: MARKEDNESS It was shown in section 2.4 that the monosyllabic structure of English truncated forms cannot be explained in terms of the minimal word approach.
Sabine Lappe, 2008
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Of Sound and Symbol: The First Phonetic System That Works: ...
CHAPTER FIVE MONOSYLLABIC WORDS The easiest place to begin a discussion of the APCS is to examine the monosyllabic words. Of the more than 22,000 word entries in the glossary, 3,515 of them are monosyllabic words.
Daniel Joseph Cesar, 2010
9
Subject and Object Markings in Conversational Korean
In Table 4.11, I also find that the use of ka-marking is less common for monosyllabic pronoun subjects (32%) than for monosyllabic full-noun subjects ( 47%), and instead the use of zero-marking is more common for monosyllabic pronoun ...
Taeho Kim, 2008
10
Reading Engagement, Grade 6
Sample Ends: occur over uninhabited areas. Words: 622 Difficult Words: 94 Sentences: 58 Syllables/Word: 1.47 Syllables/100 Words: 146.46 Monosyllabic Words/100 Words: 69.94 Polysyllabic Words/100 Words: 12.38 Words/Sentence: 9.33 ...
Janet P. Sitter, Ph.D., 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONOSYLLABIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term monosyllabic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Let's Talk About “Sex”: Workplace Protections for LGBT Employees …
... of sexual orientation or gender identity, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has a simple, monosyllabic response: Sex. «The National Law Review, Jul 15»
2
Column 8: A pair of stairs
"The longest monosyllabic word in English is 'strengths'," insists Ron Schaffer, of Bellevue Hill ("thoughts", Column 8, Wednesday), "but while ... «WA today, Jul 15»
3
Formula One drivers are robots, but don't shoot the messenger
Unfortunately for Kimi, his monosyllabic grumblings, especially when things go pear-shaped, are interpreted as a lack of motivation and focus. «The Roar, Jul 15»
4
Politicians' funny way of addressing military
Republican voices have one myopic monosyllabic answer to every question on foreign policy: War. And more. There has to be a point where ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
5
True Detective, 'Other Lives', season two, episode five, review …
Still living with the trauma was officer Ani Bezzerides (Rachel McAdams) who, with monosyllabic motorcycle cop Paul Woodrugh (Taylor Kitsch) ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Column: Peace is boring
Republican voices have one myopic monosyllabic answer to every question on foreign policy: War. And more. “Republicans simply don't ... «Oneida Dispatch, Jul 15»
7
Choosing hope: Understanding teen depression
“Teenagers tend to be monosyllabic or dismissive, but that's part of being a teenager, so the parent needs to stretch their patience and ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
8
Bill Whalen: Five ways Maine is better than California
What does America's only monosyllabic state have to offer that the Golden State doesn't (other than cold-water lobster and 24/7 retail therapy at ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
9
As the Bottas to Ferrari story kicks off F1's silly season, how might …
Raikkonen's monosyllabic nature has always made him a target for rumors stemming from a lack of motivation. In this case, that is not true. «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
10
Ten things we learned at Comic-Con
The latter loses points for ceding control of the microphone to monosyllabic director Zack Snyder, whose incoherent answers to questions about ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

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