monosyllabic

/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/

monosyllabic means consisting of one syllable.

monosyllabic is pronounced /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)sɪˈlabɪk/.

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin monosyllabicus, from Latin monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μονοσύλλαβος (monosúllabos). By surface analysis, monosyllable + -ic or mono- + syllabic.

adj

Consisting of one syllable.“monosyllabic word”
Using monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt.“monosyllabic responses”

noun

A word consisting of one syllable.