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monolith

The definition of a monolith is a large upright stone column or monument, or a large building without character, or a large corporation considered to be solid, uniform or imposing.

(noun)

An example of a monolith is a huge column that has been carved and placed in front of a building as a monument to the CEO of the business located in the building.
An example of a monolith is a huge skyscraper with no architectural features or characteristics.
An example of a monolith is a huge and imposing corporate interest that seems as if it is a monopoly with fixed prices and bad service.

See monolith in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a single large block or piece of stone, as in architecture or sculpture
something made of a single block of stone, as an obelisk
something like a monolith in size, unity of structure or purpose, unyielding quality

Origin: Fr monolithe < L monolithus < Gr monolithos, made of one stone < monos, single (see mono-) + lithos, stone

Related Forms:

monolithic adjective
monolithism noun

See monolith in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A large block of stone, especially one used in architecture or sculpture.
Something, such as a column or monument, made from one large block of stone.
Something suggestive of a large block of stone, as in immovability, massiveness, or uniformity.

Origin:

Origin: French monolithe

Origin: , from Greek monolithos, consisting of a single stone

Origin: : mono-, mono-

Origin: + lithos, stone

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