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monolith

UK
/ˈmɒn.ə.lɪθ/
US
/ˈmɑː.nə.lɪθ/

Translations

monolithnoun
monoliths
pl
UK
/ˈmɒn.ə.lɪθ/
US
/ˈmɑː.nə.lɪθ/
The ancient monolith stood tall in the center of the field.
Le monolithe ancien se dressait au centre du champ.
monolitheAu sens figuré, pour une structure politique, économique ou sociale jugée rigide et peu évolutive.
The company was seen as a monolith, resistant to innovation and new ideas.
L'entreprise était perçue comme un monolithe, résistante à l'innovation et aux idées nouvelles.
Additional translations
monolitheInformatique.
Synonyms
behemoth
colossus
edifice
monument
block
mass
giant
monolithadjective
more monolith
Comp.
most monolith
Super.
UK
/ˈmɒn.ə.lɪθ/
US
/ˈmɑː.nə.lɪθ/
Used attributively before another noun to mean ‘monolithic’ or ‘relating to a monolith’
The monolith architecture was hard to scale.
L'architecture monolithique était difficile à faire évoluer.
Synonyms
massive
colossal
unyielding
inflexible
rigid
immovable
monolithic
unified
uniform
indivisible
solid
homogeneous

Definitions

monolithnoun
A large single upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a pillar or monument.
The ancient monolith stood tall in the center of the field, a testament to the civilization that once thrived there.
A large and impersonal political, corporate, or social structure regarded as indivisible and slow to change.
The company was seen as a monolith, resistant to innovation and new ideas.
In computing, a software application or architecture whose components are combined into an inseparable whole.
Their original platform was a monolith that became difficult to update as it grew.
monolithadjective
Attributive: Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a monolith; monolithic.
The monolith architecture was hard to scale.
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