Antiquity(noun) the quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity. Antiquity(noun) old age. Antiquity(noun) ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
Syllabic consonant. A syllabic consonant or vocalic consonant is a consonant that forms a syllable on its own, like the m, n and l in the English words rhythm, button and bottle, or is the nucleus of a syllable, like the r sound in the American pronunciation of work.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: monosyllabic (Noun) a word consisting of one syllable. monosyllabic (Adjective) Consisting of one syllable. monosyllabic (Adjective) Using monosyllables, speaking in monosyllables; curt. Origin: From monosyllabicus, from monosyllabus, from Hellenistic Î¼Î¿Î½Î¿ÏÏÎ»Î»Î±Î²Î¿Ï.