monotony

[ muh-not-n-ee ]
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noun
  1. wearisome uniformity or lack of variety, as in occupation or scenery.

  2. the continuance of an unvarying sound; monotone.

  1. sameness of tone or pitch, as in speaking.

Origin of monotony

1
1700–10; <Late Greek monotonía, equivalent to monóton(os) monotonous + -ia-y3

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British Dictionary definitions for monotony

monotony

/ (məˈnɒtənɪ) /


nounplural -nies
  1. wearisome routine; dullness

  2. lack of variety in pitch or cadence

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