monomorphemic
/ˌmɑnəˌmɔrˈfimɪk/
adjective
- Consisting of only one morpheme (the smallest unit of meaning in a language); having no prefixes, suffixes, or other internal parts that carry meaning on their own.
- In English, most one-syllable words like 'dog', 'run', and 'big' are monomorphemic.
- Unlike 'unhappiness', which has three morphemes, the word 'happy' is monomorphemic.
- The word 'cat' is monomorphemic because it cannot be broken into smaller meaningful parts.
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