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monotropism

monotropism noun: synonym of monotropy.

Noun

monotropism (usually uncountable, plural monotropisms)

  1. (usually) Synonym of monotropy.
    Synonyms:
    monotropy
  2. (usually) The tendency to focus one's attention on a small number of interests at any time.
    Antonyms:
    polytropism

Synonyms of monotropism

Antonyms

Forms of monotropism

pluralmonotropisms

Origin of monotropism

From mono- + -tropism.

Questions about monotropism

What does monotropism mean?
Monotropism means synonym of monotropy.
What part of speech is monotropism?
Monotropism is a noun.
What is the plural of monotropism?
The plural of monotropism is monotropisms.

Words near monotropism in the dictionary

  1. monotrope
  2. monotropes
  3. monotrophic
  4. monotropic
  5. monotropically
  6. monotropism
  7. monotropisms
  8. monotropoid
  9. monotropoids
  10. monotropy
  11. monotrysian

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