polysyllabic
English
/ˌpɒ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/, /ˌpɔ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/, /ˌpɑ.li.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/
adj
Definitions
- (of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.
- (of spoken or written language) Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables.
Etymology
Prefix from English syllabic.
Origin
English
syllabic
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anisosyllabic English
- asyllabic English
- bisyllabic English
- brachysyllabic English
- decasyllabic English
- dodecasyllabic English
- duodecasyllabic English
- duosyllabic English
- extrasyllabic English
- graphosyllabic English
- heptasyllabic English
- heterosyllabic English
- hexasyllabic English
- infrasyllabic English
- intersyllabic English
- intrasyllabic English
- isosyllabic English
- isosyllabicity English
- isosyllabism English
- monosyllabicity English
- morphosyllabic English
- multisyllabic English
- nonasyllabic English
- nonpolysyllabic English
- nonsyllabic English
- octasyllabic English
- octosyllabic English
- parisyllabic English
- pentasyllabic English
- polysyllabically English
- polysyllabicism English
- presyllabic English
- quadrisyllabic English
- quindecasyllabic English
- quinquesyllabic English
- semantosyllabic English
- semi-syllabic English
- septasyllabic English
- sesquisyllabic English
- subsyllabic English
- suprasyllabic English
- syllabic English
- syllabically English
- syllabicity English
- syllabicness English
- tautosyllabic English
- tetrasyllabic English
- tridecasyllabic English
- trisyllabic English
- undecasyllabic English
- unsyllabic English
- syllabicus Latin
- syllabic
- asyllabic
- unsyllabic
- bisyllabic
- trisyllabic
- syllabicity
- isosyllabic
- nonsyllabic
- presyllabic
- subsyllabic
- duosyllabic
- hexasyllabic
- isosyllabism
- syllabicness
- nonasyllabic
- octasyllabic
- syllabically
- parisyllabic
- octosyllabic
- decasyllabic
- intrasyllabic
- anisosyllabic
- heptasyllabic
- multisyllabic
- suprasyllabic
- extrasyllabic
- septasyllabic
- pentasyllabic
- intersyllabic
- tetrasyllabic
- infrasyllabic
- tautosyllabic
- semi-syllabic
- undecasyllabic
- graphosyllabic
- isosyllabicity
- morphosyllabic
- heterosyllabic
- dodecasyllabic
- sesquisyllabic
- brachysyllabic
- quadrisyllabic
- duodecasyllabic
- monosyllabicity
- quinquesyllabic
- semantosyllabic
- nonpolysyllabic
- tridecasyllabic
- polysyllabicism
- quindecasyllabic
- polysyllabically