monosyllable
monosyllable · monosyllables
Einsilbler, Einsilber, Monosyllabum
A word of one syllableA word of one syllable.
» We speak to each other in monosyllables.
Meaning
2 sensesA word of one syllable.
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Einsilbler, Einsilber, Monosyllabum
a word or utterance of one syllable
(UK, obsolete, slang)A euphemism for the word cunt
Examples
1 sentencesWe speak to each other in monosyllables.
Translations
6 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
a word of one syllable:
Forms
plural: monosyllables| Singular | monosyllable |
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| Plural | monosyllables |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a word or utterance of one syllable:monosyllabic word
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedmonosyllabic