monotonous

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English

Etymology

From monotone +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

Adjective

monotonous (comparative more monotonous, superlative most monotonous)

  1. Having an unvarying pitch or tone.
    Synonyms: level, monotone, monotonic
  2. Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety.
    Synonyms: samely, routine; see also Thesaurus:repetitive, Thesaurus:steady, Thesaurus:wearisome
    Antonym: various
    • 1834, L E L, chapter VII, in Francesca Carrara.  In Three Volumes.">…], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, , (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 49:
      istening for a moment, she heard the monotonous and heavy tread of the soldier echoing through the passage.

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