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monotonous

mo·not·o·nous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muh-not-n-uh s]
    • /məˈnɒt n əs/
    • /məˈnɒt.ən.əs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-not-n-uh s]
    • /məˈnɒt n əs/

Definitions of monotonous word

  • adjective monotonous lacking in variety; tediously unvarying: the monotonous flat scenery. 1
  • adjective monotonous characterizing a sound continuing on one note. 1
  • adjective monotonous having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range. 1
  • noun monotonous Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest. 1
  • adjective monotonous task: repetitive, dull 1
  • adjective monotonous sound: on one note 1
See all 12 definitions of monotonous

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Origin of monotonous

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
From the Late Greek word monótonos, dating back to 1770-80. See mono-, tone, -ous

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Parts of speech for Monotonous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Monotonous

monotonous popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for monotonous

adj monotonous

  • tedious — event: dull
  • repetitious — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
  • boring — Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
  • repetitive — pertaining to or characterized by repetition.
  • dreary — causing sadness or gloom.

adjective monotonous

  • colourless — Something that is colourless has no colour at all.
  • samey — If you describe a set of things as samey, you mean that they are all very similar, and it would be more interesting if they were different from each other.
All 37 Synonyms of monotonous

Antonyms for monotonous

adj monotonous

  • interesting — engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
  • lively — eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
  • variable — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
  • versatile — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
  • bright — A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.

adjective monotonous

  • varied — characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified: varied backgrounds.
  • eventful — Marked by interesting or exciting events.
  • exciting — Causing great enthusiasm and eagerness.
  • changing — not remaining the same; transient
All 11 Antonyms of monotonous

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Related words

  • drone

    Music. a continuous low tone produced by the bass pipes or bass strings of musical instruments. the pipes (especially of the bagpipe) or strings producing this tone. a bagpipe equipped with such pipes.

  • thrum

    to play on a stringed instrument, as a guitar, by plucking the strings, especially in an idle, monotonous, or unskillful manner; strum.

  • chant

    A chant is a word or group of words that is repeated over and over again.

  • monotone

    a vocal utterance or series of speech sounds in one unvaried tone.

  • singsong

    verse, or a piece of verse, that is monotonously jingly in rhythm and pattern of pitch.

  • automaton

    If you say that someone is an automaton, you are critical of them because they behave as if they are so tired or bored that they do things without thinking.
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