monotony

[muh-not-n-ee]

noun

1. wearisome uniformity or lack of variety, as in occupation or scenery.

2. the continuance of an unvarying sound; monotone.

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

monotony

/ məˈnɒtənɪ /

noun

1. wearisome routine; dullness

2. lack of variety in pitch or cadence

Word History and Origins

Origin of monotony¹

1700–10; < Late Greek monotonía, equivalent to monóton ( os ) monotonous + -ia -y ³

Example Sentences

Think of tang as punctuation: it makes each bite snap, balances richness and keeps your loaded fries from tipping into monotony.

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He views the new studio as a welcome counterpart to the too-perfect sonic monotony that can occur from every commercial recording artist using the same software.

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Goncalves attributes the success of the event to a hunger for social events that offer an alternative to the monotony of bar hangs.

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Music helped break up the monotony some, but what really made time fly by was a hit of his vape pen or, sometimes, a cannabis edible.

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"We're merely seeing a monotony of the previous regime," says Ms Akoulatele, adding that presidential candidates are former allies of ex-President Ali Bongo.

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Related Words

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