monosyllable
nounHow many syllables in monosyllable?
There are 5 syllables in the word monosyllable.How to pronounce monosyllable:
Definition of monosyllable:
- monosyllable (noun):
- a word of one syllable
- noun. a word or utterance of one syllable.
Synonyms for monosyllable:
expression
idiom
linguistic form
locution
monosyllabic word
morpheme
phrase
speech form
term
word
Antonyms for monosyllable:
complex word
compound
long word
polysyllable
Here are some other common 5-syllable words.
- polyplegia
- diphenhydramine
- monotheistic
- primitivity
- fire-extinguisher
- afforestation
- computational
- metamorphosis
- informidable
- delicatessen
- federalism
- expeditious
- cumulonimbus
- unavailable
- unaccountable
- penitentiary
- hypothetical
- modification
- anthropology
- understandingly
- Mediterranean
- necessarily
- polynomial
- melodically
- coeducational
- irresolvable
- considerably
- cornucopia
- procrastinated
- overshadowing
- surrealism
- risibility
- liberalism
- incorruptible
- barbarically
- vivaciously
- precariously
- mendaciousness
- civilization
- toxiphobia
- mathematician
- unmistakably
- circumnavigate
- unrelentingly
- disappointingly
- exploratory
- monetarily
- overconfidence
- unsympathetic
- unreliable
- … more
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