monolingual

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ lingual.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋɡwəl

Adjective

monolingual (comparative more monolingual, superlative most monolingual)

  1. Knowing or using a single language; written or spoken in a single language.
    Synonym: unilingual
    Antonyms: multilingual, plurilingual
    • 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 5:
      Thus approximately 98% of signs contained English, and 93.5% of signs were wholly in English. As far as linguistic landscapes go, this is a case of extreme monolingual dominance in a multilingual setting.

Translations

Noun

monolingual (plural monolinguals)

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

German

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Adjective

monolingual (strong nominative masculine singular monolingualer, not comparable)

  1. monolingual, unilingual
    Synonym: einsprachig
    Antonyms: mehrsprachig, vielsprachig

Declension

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Derived terms
  • Monolingualismus

Further reading
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