Today’s word of the day is ‘Monolithic.’ Let us understand more about this word.
[responsivevoice] Monolithic [/responsivevoice] [mon-uh–lith-ik ]
What is this word’s grammar?
The word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information to the noun.
1. Formed of a single large block of stone
2. A very large building
3. Massive
4. Powerful
How is the word pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi – Akhand
2. Spanish – Monolítica (feminine) and monolítico (masculine)
3. French – Monolithique
4. Mandarin – Dān piàn
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. The idea of the origin of these monolithic structures from some common source seems to have suggested itself to many minds.
2. But the monolithic columns here are by no means the only remarkable features of the masonry of Mitla.
3. It is the gold lituus dug up in the year 1824, within the monolithic circle of Leys, Inverness-shire.
4. He poised himself, as if it were, on the monolithic stability of his legs.
5. The forms shown by Figs. 121 to 123 are for monolithic curb and gutter.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
Massive, colossal, vast, large, huge, gigantic, immense, giant, enormous, mammoth, monumental, featureless, rigid, inflexible, unbending, hulking, imposing, big, bulky, consistent, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, grand, great, immovable, permanent, solid, titanic, towering, uniform, whopping, etc.
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word of the day are:
Small, movable, timid, tiny, short, etc.
Quotation:
Artists and celebrities are citizens, and as such you have a responsibility to keep fighting for justice because there are monolithic power structures and systemic oppression out there.
Emily Saliers
Social Example:
I’d say I am probably one of tech’s most prominent critics, but on this topic @PressSec is willfully ignorant. Big Tech, which is actually not a monolithic, has been transformed in their fetid minds into their own personal gripe vehicle. That’s over and, thus, tantrum. pic.twitter.com/kw1KOBNgQv
— Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) October 16, 2020
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