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monotony

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/məˈnɒtəni/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/məˈnɑtəni/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mə not′n ē)

mo•not•o•ny (mə not′n ē),USA pronunciation n.

wearisome uniformity or lack of variety, as in occupation or scenery.
the continuance of an unvarying sound;
monotone.
sameness of tone or pitch, as in speaking.

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

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monotony /məˈnɒtənɪ/ n ( pl -nies)

wearisome routine; dullness
lack of variety in pitch or cadence

mo•not•o•nous /məˈnɑtənəs/USA pronunciation adj.

lacking in variety:a boring, monotonous job.
said in one unchanging tone.

mo•not•o•nous•ly, adv.
mo•not•o•nous•ness, mo•not•o•ny /məˈnɑtəni/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]a life of monotony.See -ton-.

mo•not•o•nous (mə not′n əs),USA pronunciation adj.

lacking in variety;
tediously unvarying:the monotonous flat scenery.
characterizing a sound continuing on one note.
having very little inflection;
limited to a narrow pitch range.

Late Greek monótonos. See mono-, tone, -ous
1770–80

mo•not′o•nous•ly, adv.
mo•not′o•nous•ness, n.

'monotony' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

interminable - relief - sameness - tedium - uniformity - vegetate - humdrum - vary

Synonyms: invariability, sameness, tediousness, dreariness, unchangeableness, more...

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