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monosyllabicity

monosyllabicity noun: the state or characteristic of being monosyllabic.

Noun

monosyllabicity (uncountable)

  1. The state or characteristic of being monosyllabic.
    • The monosyllabicity of Chinese morphemes and units of writing has certain advantages in the use of operational synonyms of symbols under varying conditions of use.1976, Yuen Ren Chao, Aspects of Chinese Sociolinguistics, →ISBN, page 93
    • He was attractive, in a sinister yet compelling way, but taciturn to the point of monosyllabicity.1996, Joan Collins, Infamous, →ISBN, page 113

Origin of monosyllabicity

From mono- + syllabic + -ity.

Questions about monosyllabicity

What does monosyllabicity mean?
Monosyllabicity means the state or characteristic of being monosyllabic.
What part of speech is monosyllabicity?
Monosyllabicity is a noun.

Words near monosyllabicity in the dictionary

  1. monosumoylations
  2. monosyllabic
  3. monosyllabical
  4. monosyllabically
  5. monosyllabication
  6. monosyllabicity
  7. monosyllabicization
  8. monosyllabics
  9. monosyllabification
  10. monosyllabism
  11. monosyllabisms

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