monolithic

adjective

mono·​lith·​ic ˌmä-nə-ˈli-thik 

1

a

: of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge, massive

a large monolithic building

an influential monolithic organization

b(1)

: formed from a single crystal

a monolithic silicon chip

(2)

: produced in or on a monolithic chip (see chip entry 1 sense 6b)

a monolithic circuit

2

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

a monolithic society

b

: exhibiting or characterized by often rigidly fixed uniformity

monolithic party unity

monolithically

ˌmä-nə-ˈli-thi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of monolithic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reviewing commercial agreements involves extracting legal clauses, assessing risk, comparing versions and drafting summaries (a task far too nuanced and layered for a single prompt or monolithic LLM call). —Gopikrishnan Anilkumar, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

The electrically retractable hardtop folds away beneath the roof at the press of a button, and there's no rear windshield to interrupt the monolithic shape of the vehicle. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025

The monolithic culture means very few issues divide the country, but there is a cultural identity split. —Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025

And Black folks are not one monolithic group. —Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

see monolith

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for monolithic

• chalcolithic
• megalithic
• mesolithic
• neolithic
• lithic
• mythic
• paleolithic