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Definition of "monolingualism" [monolingualism]

  • Condition of being able to speak only a single language (noun)

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Use "monolingualism" in a sentence
  • "But perhaps my monolingualism might be a strength in this project."
  • "excoriating the evils of "monolingualism" and "monoculture"-- that would be English -- and decrying currency speculators and manipulators."
  • "The freedom and creativity inherent in Scriptural interpretation and translation allowed Jews to avoid the prison of monolingualism."
Words like "monolingualism"
bilinguism
monoglottism
monolinguals
multilinguism
trilinguism
unilingualism