MONOLINGUAL

monolingual

(adjective) using or knowing only one language; “monolingual speakers”; “a monolingual dictionary”

monolingual

(noun) a person who knows only one language

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

monolingual (comparative more monolingual, superlative most monolingual)

Knowing or using a single language; written or spoken in a single language.

Synonym: unilingual

Antonyms: multilingual, plurilingual

Noun

monolingual (plural monolinguals)

a person who knows or uses only a single language; a monoglot

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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