Word of the Day – Monolith

Monolith (noun)

mon-o-lith

A large single upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a pillar or monument. / A large characterless building.

Mid 19th century from French monolithe, from Greek monolithos, from monos ‘single’ + lithos ‘stone’.

Example sentences

“The monolith stood, lit by the sun.”

“The monolith is such a blot on the countryside.”