monolingual
adjective
mono·lin·gual
ˌmä-nə-ˈliŋ-gwəl 
ˌmō-,
-ˈliŋ-gyə-wəl
: having or using only one language
monolingual
noun
Examples of monolingual in a Sentence
He regrets being monolingual and wishes he were bilingual.
Recent Examples on the Web
Fast forward two years and Pulido is a leader in a group of Latina, mostly monolingual mothers, advocating to improve student achievement across the Sacramento City Unified School District.
—
Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
That leaves much of the monolingual Anglosphere at a major disadvantage.
—Rosemary Salomone, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
Best of all for monolingual seniors, English is widely spoken.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024
In a study of over 200 bilingual and monolingual patients with Alzheimer’s, the bilingual patients reported symptom onset just over five years later than the monolingual patients.
—Jennifer Sala, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2022
Worse, most eating disorder specialists are monolingual English speakers, meaning family therapy sessions — the gold standard for anorexia nervosa — are eaten up by an interpreter volleying information back and forth to her parents in Spanish.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
The brains of bilingual and monolingual patients matched the severity of the disease from a symptomatic perspective.
—Jennifer Sala, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2022
Every year’s delay means a new class of kindergartners misses out on bilingual education, starting off their elementary school careers on a monolingual track.
—Tara García Mathewson, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
His landlords had flouted city building rules, resulting in unsafe living conditions for Yu and his neighbors – many of whom are monolingual and low income.
—St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2023
Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
That leaves much of the monolingual Anglosphere at a major disadvantage.
—Rosemary Salomone, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
Best of all for monolingual seniors, English is widely spoken.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024
In a study of over 200 bilingual and monolingual patients with Alzheimer’s, the bilingual patients reported symptom onset just over five years later than the monolingual patients.
—Jennifer Sala, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2022
Worse, most eating disorder specialists are monolingual English speakers, meaning family therapy sessions — the gold standard for anorexia nervosa — are eaten up by an interpreter volleying information back and forth to her parents in Spanish.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
The brains of bilingual and monolingual patients matched the severity of the disease from a symptomatic perspective.
—Jennifer Sala, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2022
Every year’s delay means a new class of kindergartners misses out on bilingual education, starting off their elementary school careers on a monolingual track.
—Tara García Mathewson, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
His landlords had flouted city building rules, resulting in unsafe living conditions for Yu and his neighbors – many of whom are monolingual and low income.
—St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2023
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“Monolingual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monolingual. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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