Monolithic
/ˌmɒnəˈlɪθɪk/noun
Made of a single large block of stone; broadly, large, uniform, and rigidly indivisible.
Did you know?The word comes from Greek roots used for carved stone monuments, so its modern meaning of something rigidly uniform is a metaphor born from literal stone.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
monólithos
“single stone”
Late Greek
Greek
monólithos
“a monument or object made from one stone”
19th Century
English
monolithic
“made of a single stone”
20th Century
English
monolithic
“massive, uniform, and indivisible in structure or character”