Learn English – a word called that has more than one syllable

single-word-requeststerminology

You can say e.g.:

The word "on" is a monosyllable.

but it seems that the word "multisyllable" has been outdated since 1913.

What is the correct term for a word that has two or more syllables, e.g.

"The word "beautiful" is a _________.

Best Answer

poly is usually opposite to mono: polysyllable

beautiful is a polysyllabic word. (not sure about this usage)