Difference between Monosyllabic and Syllabic

What is the difference between Monosyllabic and Syllabic?

Monosyllabic as an adjective is consisting of one syllable. while Syllabic as an adjective is of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.

Monosyllabic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Consisting of one syllable. Using monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a word consisting of one syllable

Syllabic

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A syllabic sound.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.Pronounced with every syllable distinct.Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle (rĭd'l), the two syllabic sounds are the (i˘) and the (l).Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities.

We hope you now know whether to use Monosyllabic or Syllabic in your sentence.

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