Monosyllables
[mɔnə,sɪləbəlz]
Examples
- The green Martians converse but little, and then usually in monosyllables, low and like the faint rumbling of distant thunder. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- These two monosyllables were uttered in a sadder tone than ever; and as she said them she shook her head slightly and sighed. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Checked by Lanny