polysyllabic
Syllables: po·ly·syl·la·bicUK/ˌpɒl.ɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/US/ˌpɑ.li.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
polysyllabic adjective: having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.
Adjective
polysyllabic (not comparable)
- Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.
- "Antidisestablishmentarianism" definitely qualifies as a polysyllabic word.
- Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables.
- I have a particularly off-putting predilection for the utilization of ponderously polysyllabic linguistic constructions.
Noun
polysyllabic (plural polysyllabics)
polysyllabic meaning in Bengali and Vietnamese
polysyllabic in Bengali
- একাধিক অক্ষরযুক্ত
polysyllabic in Vietnamese
- having more than one syllable
- đa âm tiết, nhiều âm tiết
Synonyms of polysyllabic
Antonyms
Forms of polysyllabic
| plural | polysyllabics |
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Origin of polysyllabic
From poly- + syllabic.
Words formed from polysyllabic
Words that rhyme with polysyllabic
Questions about polysyllabic
- What does polysyllabic mean?
- Polysyllabic means having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.
- What is polysyllabic in Bengali?
- Polysyllabic in Bengali is একাধিক অক্ষরযুক্ত. See Polysyllabic meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is polysyllabic?
- Polysyllabic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce polysyllabic?
- Polysyllabic is pronounced /ˌpɒl.ɪ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near polysyllabic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: polysyllabic (page history and authors); polysyllabic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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