monad
1 synonym and 1 antonym for monad, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A single thing, being or item.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
A single thing, being or item.
monas
2. noun
A single, separate unit, such as a grain of pollen, that stands apart from others rather than being joined into a cluster.
Opposites
Etymology
Monad comes from Latin monas (“unit”), from Ancient Greek μονάς (monás), from μόνος (mónos), from Proto-Indo-European *men-. By surface analysis it is mono- plus -ad.
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