Monosyllabic Word (Noun)
Meaning
A word or utterance of one syllable.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The doctor's monosyllabic murmur was all the response I got to my concern.
- The teacher tried to get the quiet student to speak in more than monosyllabic words to express herself.
- He grunted a monosyllabic reply that could have meant anything.
- The poet's use of monosyllabic words added a sense of simplicity and power to the verse.
- The child's vocabulary was limited to a few monosyllabic words like "no" and "mama".