monoglot

English

Etymology

mono- +‎ -glot

Noun

monoglot (plural monoglots)

1. A person capable of speaking only a single language.

Synonyms

• monolinguist, uniglot, unilinguist

Adjective

monoglot (comparative more monoglot, superlative most monoglot)

1. Capable of speaking only a single language; monolingual.

   He thought Britain was more monoglot than ever.

Synonyms

• monolingual

Coordinate terms

• 2, diglot; 3, triglot; 4, tetraglot; 5, pentaglot; many (but not all), polyglot; all, omniglot

Derived terms

• monoglottism

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: eentalig (nl)
• Irish: aonteangach
• Maori: reo tōtahi
• Swedish: enspråkig (sv)

See also

• bilingual, trilingual, multilingual, polylingual

Anagrams

• glom onto