monada — meaning in English
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English meaning
- monad noun One thing, one being, one item.
- monkey business noun Dishonest or underhand behaviour — fiddling figures, cutting corners or quietly breaking the rules — that somebody suspects is going on.
Senses
monada is used for these senses in English:
- monkey business Activity that is mischievous, stupid, or time-wasting. [from mid 19th c.]
monad — full definition
- noun One thing, one being, one item.
- noun A group of entities or items treated as one entity.
- noun An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
- noun A single individual (such as a pollen grain) that is free from others, not united in a group.
monkey business — full definition
- noun Dishonest or underhand behaviour — fiddling figures, cutting corners or quietly breaking the rules — that somebody suspects is going on.
- noun Silly or mischievous behaviour, especially by children who should be settling down.