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what exactly would monosyllabic words and polysyllabic words be? Google definition isn't helping to understand...

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    See What is a word called that has more than one syllable?
    – F'x
    May 5, 2011 at 19:59
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    What exactly is throwing you? Other than just repeating the definition (monosyllabic = made up of one syllable, polysyllabic = made up of multiple syllables), I'm not sure what to tell you.
    – Dusty
    May 5, 2011 at 20:00

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Mono means "one", poly means "many". So monosyllabic words have one syllable (e.g. "is", "it", "a", "cow", "through"), whereas polysyllabic words have multiple syllables (e.g. "falcon", "syllable", "throughout").

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  • Examples chosen at random.
    – Matthew Read
    May 5, 2011 at 20:01
  • I was wandering how dip you know the Greek Language, because I see that you're approach this Language from a very good point of view
    – Lefteris Gkinis
    May 10, 2011 at 15:54
  • @Lefteris I've just always been interested in language, especially the Greek and Latin influences on words. I notice the relationships pretty easily, but I haven't really studied it or anything.
    – Matthew Read
    May 10, 2011 at 17:17
  • I'm tremendously impressed from your interest, because the Greek Language is the only (I thing) Language which gives you the opportunity to play with words and meanings, play like a game, it's really interesting.
    – Lefteris Gkinis
    May 10, 2011 at 18:08
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Monosyllabic is polysyllabic. Polysyllabic is polysyllabic. Is is monosyllabic.

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    As if the poor OP weren't confused enough already.
    – JSBձոգչ
    May 5, 2011 at 20:35
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  • Monosyllabic words have exactly one syllable.

  • Polysyllabic words have more than one syllable.

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