English-Thai Dictionary

monosyllable

N คำ พยางค์ เดียว  kam-pa-yang-diao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MONOSYLLABLE

n.[Gr. only, and a syllable. ] A word of one syllable.

 

MONOSYLLABLED

a.Formed into one syllable.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MONOSYLLABLE

Mon "o *syl `la *ble, n. Etym: [L. monosyllabus of one syllable, Gr. monosyllabe. See Mono-, Syllable. ]

 

Defn: A word of one syllable.

 

MONOSYLLABLED

MONOSYLLABLED Mon "o *syl `la *bled, a.

 

Defn: Formed into, or consisting of, monosyllables. Cleveland.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

monosyllable

mon o syl la ble |ˌmänəˈsiləbəl, ˈmänəˌsil -ˈˌmɑnəˈsɪləbəl | ▶noun a word consisting of only one syllable. • (monosyllables ) brief words, signifying reluctance to engage in conversation: if she spoke at all it was in monosyllables.

 

Oxford Dictionary

monosyllable

mono |syl ¦lable |ˈmɒnə (ʊ )sɪləb (ə )l | ▶noun a word consisting of only one syllable. • (monosyllables ) brief words, used when reluctant to engage in conversation: if she spoke at all it was in monosyllables.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

monosyllable

m ó no s ỳ llable 名詞 C 単音節語 (→polysyllable )▸ speak in monosyllables わざとそっけなく [ぶっきらぼうに ]話す