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- Dictionarymonolithic/ˌmɒnəˈlɪθɪk/
adjective
- 1. formed of a single large block of stone: "later Byzantine columns were monolithic and usually made of marble"
- 2. (of an organization or system) large, powerful, indivisible, and slow to change: "rejecting any move towards a monolithic European superstate" Similar
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Monolithic means too large, too regular, or without interesting differences, and unwilling or unable to be changed. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.
- English (US)
MONOLITHIC meaning: 1. too large, too regular, or without...
- Znaczenie Monolithic, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
MONOLITHIC definicja: 1. too large, too regular, or without...
- Monolithic Turkish Translation
MONOLITHIC translate: muazzam ve güçlü; iktidar ve güç...
- Monomania
MONOMANIA definition: 1. a condition in which someone is...
- Monolithic in Russian
monolithic translate: огромный, мощный . Learn more in the...
- Portuguese Translation
monolithic translate: monolítico. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
a. : cast as a single piece. a monolithic concrete wall. b. : formed or composed of material without joints or seams. a monolithic floor covering. c. : consisting of or constituting a single unit. 3. a. : constituting a massive undifferentiated and often rigid whole.
MONOLITHIC meaning: 1. too large, too regular, or without interesting differences, and unwilling or unable to be…. Learn more.
consisting of one piece; solid or unbroken: a boat with a monolithic hull. constructed of monoliths or huge blocks of stone: the monolithic monuments of the New Stone Age. characterized by massiveness, total uniformity, rigidity, invulnerability, etc.: a monolithic society.
When monolithic is used to describe something societal — like a religion or an organization — it has a slightly negative connotation. For example, a monolithic society is rigid and homogenous, not open to new ideas. Being monolithic is good for rocks, but not so good for groups of people.
Monolithic means very large, solid, and unchanging, or consisting of one piece or part. It can be used to describe organizations, systems, buildings, or integrated circuits. See synonyms, examples, and word origin.
(often disapproving) used to describe single, very large organizations that are very slow to change and not interested in individual people. the monolithic structure of the state. Check pronunciation: monolithic. Definition of monolithic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
