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[ mon-uh-lith-ik ] / ˌmɒn əˈlɪθ ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR monolithic ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof 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 monolithicFirst recorded in 1815–25; monolith + -ic OTHER WORDS FROM monolithicmon·o·lith·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby monolithicmonolatry, monolayer, monoline insurer, monolingual, monolith, monolithic, monolocular, monologue, monology, monomania, monomark Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for monolithicThe 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
adjectiveof, 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 forms of monolithicmonolithically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to monolithicimposing, hulking, big, bulky, colossal, consistent, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, grand, great, huge, immense, immovable, mammoth, permanent, solid, titanic |