one-note
[wuhn-noht]
- lacking in variety; monotonous.
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Contemporary Examples
An ace comedic turn that, in lesser hands, would come off as one-note.
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January 6, 2015
Rappers express their libidinous desires in the boring, one-note language of conquest.
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June 29, 2014
So instead of one-note comedy bits, we see nuanced ones that resonate as being truthful—which in turn is better comedy.
Johnny one-note history is anathema to a two-state solution.
Historical Examples
The voice of this bird was a one-note whistle with a terminal inflection.
Birds from North BorneoMax C. Thompson
But ordinarily, if cleanly played, they sound like one-note successions.
Violin MasteryFrederick H. Martens