monolithic

[mon-uh-lith-ik]

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR monolithic ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

of or relating to a monolith.

made of only one stone: a monolithic column.

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.

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

Origin of monolithic

First recorded in 1815–25; monolith + -ic

Related formsmon·o·lith·i·cal·ly, adverb

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for monolithic

The gift was a cynical, symbolic, and contentless gambit in a monolithic USSR.
Obama’s All Eisenhower On Russia|Robert Shrum|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All these divisions provide further proof that the myth of the monolithic “Israel Lobby” is just that.
Implications of AIPAC’s Lobbying on Syria|Brent E. Sasley|September 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The most striking thing about the latter, after all, is its monolithic conformity.
Twitchy! Michelle Malkin's Phony War|Tom Doran|April 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hamas is not a monolithic organization, nor is it as dogmatic as it is often depicted.
Unify the Palestinians, Neutralize Hamas|Dov Waxman|April 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST

A mesa that looks huge and monolithic one moment becomes slender and almost frail as you change your perspective.
Monument Valley From the Eyes of a Krazy Kat and John Ford Fan|Malcolm Jones|February 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This is the monolithic column that was reared by Washington and his associates.
Speeches of Benjamin Harrison|Benjamin Harrison
There are, also, monolithic columns and hollow-necked capitals, which are unusual in France.
Cathedral Cities of France|Herbert Marshall
He is going to have to tie it firmly with string not to have it as monolithic or solid as it had been.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
A gallery runs round it of arcades, and brickwork supported by monolithic columns.
France and the Republic|William Henry Hurlbert
The two layers are placed within 10 minutes of each other, the purpose being to secure a monolithic or one-piece slab.
Concrete Construction|Halbert P. Gillette

British Dictionary definitions for monolithic

monolithic

adjective

of, relating to, or like a monolith

characterized by hugeness, impenetrability, or intractabilitya monolithic government

electronics (of an integrated circuit) having all components manufactured into or on top of a single chip of siliconSee hybrid (def. 6)

Derived Formsmonolithically, adverb

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for monolithic

adj.

1825, "formed of a single block," from monolith + -ic. Figurative use from 1920.