monosyllabic

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   having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable

   Similarsyllabic

Questions about monosyllabic

What does monosyllabic mean?

monosyllabic means "having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable".

How many syllables are in monosyllabic?

monosyllabic has 5 syllables: mo-no-syl-la-bic. The stress falls on "la".

Is monosyllabic a common word?

monosyllabic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.