monolithic

[mon-uh-lith-ik]

adjective

1. of or relating to a monolith.

2. made of only one stone.

   a monolithic column.

3. consisting of one piece; solid or unbroken.

   a boat with a monolithic hull.

4. constructed of monoliths or huge blocks of stone.

   the monolithic monuments of the New Stone Age.

5. characterized by massiveness, total uniformity, rigidity, invulnerability, etc..

   a monolithic society.

6. Electronics.,  of or relating to an integrated circuit formed in a single chip.

Other Word Forms

• monolithically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of monolithic¹

First recorded in 1815–25; mono- + -lithic

Example Sentences

Gafcon claims to speak for the majority of the world's Anglicans, although that is contested, and the view across Africa is by no means monolithic.

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The monolithically consistent way in which the policy has been presented, including in a string of important cases, has been shown to be untrue.

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But he knows exactly how to inhabit and set-dress this music to make it eerie and monolithic, even at its poppiest.

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But the LGBTQ+ community is not monolithic in its political views.

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I saw more YA books that were fun adventures rather than desperate battles against a monolithic evil.

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Related Words

• hulking 
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