mono·syl·lab·ic /ˌmänəsəˈlabik/
Adjective
1. consisting of only one syllable
"Just as there are polysyllabic words that say very little, so there are also monosyllabic words of infinite meaning."
- Georg C. Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799) 2. terse, laconic "She was as tranquil as he was agitated, as monosyllabic as he was garrulous." - Song of Solomon (1977), by Toni Morrison (1931 - 2019)