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mono·cot·y·le·don noun : any of a class or subclass of chiefly herbaceous seed plants having an embryo with a single cotyledon and usu. parallel-veined leaves

mon·o·dy noun, plural -dies : ELEGY, DIRGE

— mo·nod·ic or mo·nod·i·cal adjective

— mon·o·dist noun

mo·nog·a·my noun 1 : marriage with but one person at a time

2 : the practice of having a single mate during a period of time

— mo·nog·a·mist noun

— mo·nog·a·mous adjective

mono·gram noun : a sign of identity composed of the combined initials of a name

— monogram verb

mono·graph noun : a learned treatise on a small area of learning

mono·lin·gual adjective : knowing or using only one language

mono·lith noun 1 : a single great stone often in the form of a monument or column

2 : something large and powerful that acts as a single unified force

— mono·lith·ic adjective

mono·logue also mono·log noun 1 : a dramatic soliloquy; also : a long speech monopolizing conversation

2 : the routine of a stand-up comic

— mono·logu·ist or mo·no·lo·gist noun

mono·ma·nia noun 1 : mental disorder limited in expression to one area of thought

2 : excessive concentration on a single object or idea

— mono·ma·ni·ac noun or adjective

mono·mer noun : a simple chemical compound that can be polymerized

mono·nu·cle·o·sis noun : INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS

mono·phon·ic adjective : of or relating to sound recording or reproduction involving a single transmission path

mono·plane noun : an airplane with only one set of wings

mo·nop·o·ly noun, plural -lies [ORIGIN: L monopolium, fr. Gk monopōlion, fr. monos alone, single + pōlein to sell]

1 : exclusive ownership (as through command of supply)

2 : a commodity controlled by one party

3 : one that has a monopoly

— mo·nop·o·list noun

— mo·nop·o·lis·tic adjective

— mo·nop·o·li·za·tion noun

— mo·nop·o·lize verb

mono·rail noun : a single rail serving as a track for a vehicle; also : a vehicle traveling on such a track

mono·so·di·um glu·ta·mate noun : a crystalline salt used to enhance the flavor of food

mono·syl·la·ble noun : a word of one syllable

— mono·syl·lab·ic adjective

— mono·syl·lab·i·cal·ly adverb

mono·the·ism noun : a doctrine or belief that there is only one deity

— mono·the·ist noun

— mono·the·is·tic adjective

mono·tone noun : a succession of syllables, words, or sentences in one unvaried key or pitch

mo·not·o·nous adjective 1 : uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone

2 : tediously uniform

— mo·not·o·nous·ly adverb

— mo·not·o·nous·ness noun

Synonyms

drab, dreary, dry, dull, flat, uninteresting, weary

mo·not·o·ny noun : tedious sameness or uniformity

mono·un·sat·u·rat·ed adjective : containing one double or triple bond per molecule — used esp. of an oil or fatty acid

mon·ox·ide noun : an oxide containing one atom of oxygen in a molecule

mon·sei·gneur noun, plural mes·sei·gneurs : a French dignitary — used as a title

mon·sieur noun, plural mes·sieurs : a Frenchman of high rank or station — used as a title equivalent to Mister

mon·si·gnor noun, plural monsignors or mon·si·gno·ri [ORIGIN: It monsignore]

: a Roman Catholic prelate — used as a title

mon·soon noun [ORIGIN: obs. Dutch monssoen, fr. Pg monção, fr. Ar mawsim time, season]

1 : a periodic wind esp. in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia

2 : the season of the southwest monsoon esp. in India

3 : rainfall associated with the monsoon

1monster noun 1 : an abnormally developed plant or animal

2 a : an animal of strange or terrifying shape

b : one unusually large of its kind

3 : an extremely ugly, wicked, or cruel person

4 : something monstrous

Synonyms

[2b] behemoth, blockbuster, colossus, giant, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, titan, whale, whopper—more at GIANT

[3] beast, brute, devil, fiend, savage, villain

2monster adjective : very large : ENORMOUS

mon·strance noun : a vessel in which the consecrated Host is exposed