| Monosyllabism | n. The state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic form; frequent occurrence of monosyllables. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Polysyllabism | n. The quality or state of being polysyllabic. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Syllabism | n. The expressing of the sounds of a language by syllables, rather than by an alphabet or by signs for words. I. Taylor (The Alphabet). [ 1913 Webster ] |