n.

A word or an utterance of one syllable.

[From Latin monosyllabum, from Greek monosullabon : mono-, mono- + sullabē, syllable; see syllable.]

A word of one syllable.

IN BRIEF: A word with one vowel sound followed or preceded by consonant sounds.

Green is a monosyllable which, in English, means a mixture of blue and yellow.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a word or utterance of one syllable
  Synonym: monosyllabic word

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - enstavelsesord

Nederlands (Dutch)
eenlettergrepig woord

Français (French)
n. - monosyllabe

Deutsch (German)
n. - einsilbiges Wort, Einsilber

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μονοσύλλαβη λέξη

Italiano (Italian)
monosillabo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - monossílabo (m)

Русский (Russian)
односложное слово, односложно отвечать

Español (Spanish)
n. - monosílabo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - enstavigt ord

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
单音节字

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 單音節字

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 단절음어

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一音節, 単音節語

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أحادي المقطع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מלה חד-הברתית‬

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