monkey
nounHow many syllables in monkey?
There are 2 syllables in the word monkey.How to pronounce monkey:
Definition of monkey:
- monkey (noun):
- a naughty or mischievous child
- any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians).
- a nonhuman primate mammal with the exception usually of the lemurs and tarsiers
- any of the smaller longer-tailed catarrhine or platyrrhine primates as contrasted with the apes
Synonyms for monkey:
addiction
ape
catarrhine
dependance
dependence
habit
imp
jackanapes
jones
old world monkey
platyrrhine
platyrrhinian
primate
rapscallion
rascal
scalawag
scallywag
scamp
simian
tolerance
Antonyms for monkey:
break
destroy
leave alone
work
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- inside
- single
- acorn
- open
- ocean
- after
- winter
- happy
- alone
- lived-in
- dossiere
- habits
- crikey
- stranger
- instead
- concrete
- condom
- sinning
- supreme
- push-up
- chosen
- baking
- caress
- shut up
- purse-snatch
- mahlon
- clotted
- Tyler
- erupt
- charming
- advice
- whispers
- sala
- informed
- cuboid
- phantom
- Joseph
- jewels
- eaten
- burden
- hanging
- rocky
- onion
- Shubham
- krypton
- bedtime
- tula
- traffic
- Megan
- hobby
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
In certain poetic forms, like the sonnet, syllable count per line is strictly regulated to achieve a specific rhythmic effect.
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