In linguistics, a monosyllable is a word or utterance of only one syllable. It is most commonly studied in the fields of phonology and morphology and it has no semantic content. It has originated from the Greek language. "Yes", "no", "jump", "buy", and "heat" are monosyllables.

What is monosyllable example?

"Yes", "no", "jump", "buy", and "heat" are monosyllables. The longest monosyllabic words in the English language, all containing nine letters each, are "screeched," "schlepped," "scratched," "scrounged," "scrunched," "stretched," "straights," and "strengths."

What does it mean if something is monosyllabic?

1 : consisting of one syllable or of monosyllables. 2 : using or speaking only monosyllables. 3 : conspicuously brief in answering or commenting : terse.