What does monosemy mean?
Definitions for monosemy
monose·my
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word monosemy.
Princeton's WordNet
monosemynoun
having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases
Wiktionary
monosemynoun
Words or phrases that have a single meaning; absence of ambiguity.
Wikipedia
Monosemy
Monosemy means 'one-meaning' and is a methodology primarily for lexical semantic analysis, but which has widespread applicability throughout the various strata of language.
ChatGPT
monosemy
Monosemy is a linguistic concept which refers to a word or term that has a single, unambiguous meaning or interpretation. Unlike polysemy, where a word has multiple related meanings, a monosemic word has one clear, distinct interpretation in all contexts.
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of monosemy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of monosemy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Translations for monosemy
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for monosemy »
Translation
Find a translation for the monosemy definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"monosemy." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 16 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/monosemy>.
Discuss these monosemy definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In