Antonyms of adj polysyllabic

2 senses of polysyllabic

Sense 1
polysyllabic -- (having or characterized by words of more than three syllables)

INDIRECT (VIA syllabic) -> nonsyllabic, unsyllabic -- (not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong); "the nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'"; "the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'")

Sense 2
polysyllabic, sesquipedalian -- ((of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms")

INDIRECT (VIA long) -> short -- ((primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss")

Similarity of adj polysyllabic

2 senses of polysyllabic

Sense 1
polysyllabic -- (having or characterized by words of more than three syllables)
       => syllabic (vs. nonsyllabic) -- (consisting of a syllable or syllables)

Sense 2
polysyllabic, sesquipedalian -- ((of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms")
       => long (vs. short) -- (primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long")