monotonaladj.

Brit.

/mɒnəˈtəʊnl/, U.S.

/ˌmɑnəˈtoʊn(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, tonal adj.

Etymology: < mono- comb. form + tonal adj., after monotone n. Compare French monotonal (1933, in music).

1. Of music, speech, etc.: having little or no variety in tone or pitch. Of a person: speaking in a monotone.

ΚΠ

1939 Science 20 Oct. 370/2 A starling began delivering the long monotonal clip-clip-clop of the flicker.

1945 J. Steinbeck Cannery Row xxi. 89 The monotonal opening of Monteverdi's Hor ch'el Ciel e la Terra.

1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 Nov. 3 Roby spoke to her in a quiet, monotonal voice.

1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 2 Nov. d1 The..so far stubbornly unscintillating anchor team of monotonal Tom Brokaw and roguish Roger Mudd.

1999 New Musical Express 30 Oct. 39/1 An endearingly head-nodding slab of monotonal techno nonsense.

2. Of or in a single colour. Also: in black and white. Cf. monotone n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > monochrome

claurie1486

self1562

whole-coloured1605

concolour1646

unicolorate1657

unicolorous1657

self-coloured1682

single-coloured1703

unicolor1781

monocoloured1798

monochromic1803

unicoloured1811

concolorous1840

monochrome1849

one-coloured1854

monochromous1857

monochroous1857

monotoned1857

unicolour1860

solid1883

sole-coloured1885

monochroic1886

whole1892

whole-colour1896

single-colour1935

monocolour1955

mono1970

monotonal1973

1973 J. A. Walker Gloss. Art, Archit., & Design since 1945 140 (heading) Monochromatic and monotonal painting.

1993 Bulletin (Sydney) 16 Mar. 98/3 The sudden monotonal flashes hinting at the identity of the bad guys.

Derivatives

monoˈtonally adv. in a monotonal manner; with little or no variety in tone or pitch.

ΚΠ

1985 New Yorker 14 Oct. 47/2 He answered quickly and clearly, almost monotonally.

1995 Independent (Nexis) 8 Jan. 20 A lesson from the New English bible, read monotonally by an agnostic, middle-aged head.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monotonal
释义	monotonaladj. Brit. /mɒnəˈtəʊnl/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈtoʊn(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, tonal adj. Etymology: < mono- comb. form + tonal adj., after monotone n. Compare French monotonal (1933, in music). 1. Of music, speech, etc.: having little or no variety in tone or pitch. Of a person: speaking in a monotone. ΚΠ 1939 Science 20 Oct. 370/2 A starling began delivering the long monotonal clip-clip-clop of the flicker. 1945 J. Steinbeck Cannery Row xxi. 89 The monotonal opening of Monteverdi's Hor ch'el Ciel e la Terra. 1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 Nov. 3 Roby spoke to her in a quiet, monotonal voice. 1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 2 Nov. d1 The..so far stubbornly unscintillating anchor team of monotonal Tom Brokaw and roguish Roger Mudd. 1999 New Musical Express 30 Oct. 39/1 An endearingly head-nodding slab of monotonal techno nonsense. 2. Of or in a single colour. Also: in black and white. Cf. monotone n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > monochrome claurie1486 self1562 whole-coloured1605 concolour1646 unicolorate1657 unicolorous1657 self-coloured1682 single-coloured1703 unicolor1781 monocoloured1798 monochromic1803 unicoloured1811 concolorous1840 monochrome1849 one-coloured1854 monochromous1857 monochroous1857 monotoned1857 unicolour1860 solid1883 sole-coloured1885 monochroic1886 whole1892 whole-colour1896 single-colour1935 monocolour1955 mono1970 monotonal1973 1973 J. A. Walker Gloss. Art, Archit., & Design since 1945 140 (heading) Monochromatic and monotonal painting. 1993 Bulletin (Sydney) 16 Mar. 98/3 The sudden monotonal flashes hinting at the identity of the bad guys. Derivatives monoˈtonally adv. in a monotonal manner; with little or no variety in tone or pitch. ΚΠ 1985 New Yorker 14 Oct. 47/2 He answered quickly and clearly, almost monotonally. 1995 Independent (Nexis) 8 Jan. 20 A lesson from the New English bible, read monotonally by an agnostic, middle-aged head. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1939
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