polysyllabic

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌpɒ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/
• (Australia) IPA: /ˌpɔ.lɪ.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/
• (America, Canada) IPA: /ˌpɑ.li.sɪˈlæ.bɪk/

Adjective

polysyllabic (not comparable)

1. (of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.

   "Antidisestablishmentarianism" definitely qualifies as a polysyllabic word.

   ‘Polysyllabic’ is a polysyllabic word.

2. (of spoken or written language) Characterized by or consisting of words having numerous syllables.

   I have a particularly off-putting predilection for the utilization of ponderously polysyllabic linguistic constructions.

Synonyms

• (of a word) multisyllabic

Antonyms

• monosyllabic
• brachysyllabic

Related terms

• polysyllable
• polysyllabicism
• polysyllabicity
• polysyllabism

Translations

• French: polysyllabique
• German: vielsilbig, mehrsilbig
• Italian: plurisillabo, polisillabico, polisillabo
• Portuguese: polissilábico, polissílabo
• Russian: многосло́жный
• Spanish: polisílabo

Noun

polysyllabic (plural polysyllabics)

1. A word having more than one syllable

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