Monosyllabic (Adjective)
Meaning
Having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The teacher encouraged her students to use more descriptive words instead of the monosyllabic answers they had been giving.
- His responses were often monosyllabic, which made it difficult to have a meaningful conversation with him.
- The instructor pointed out that many nouns and verbs can be monosyllabic in the English language.
- Young children tend to use more monosyllabic words as they learn to communicate and expand their vocabulary.
- Many common interjections, such as "ouch" and "wow," are monosyllabic and universally understood.