Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Hendecasyllable /hĕn'dĭkəsĭʹləbl/ · Hen·dec·a·syl·la·ble · IPA /ˌhɛndɪkəˈsɪləbl/ 01 n. A metrical line of eleven syllables. 1. A metrical line of eleven syllables.