monotony

mo·not·o·ny

M0400000 (mə-nŏt′n-ē)n. pl. mo·not·o·nies 1. Uniformity or lack of variation in pitch, intonation, or inflection.2. Tedious sameness or repetitiousness: the monotony of daily routine.

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[Greek monotoniā, from monotonos, monotonous; see monotonous.]

monotony

(məˈnɒtənɪ) n, pl -nies1. wearisome routine; dullness2. lack of variety in pitch or cadence

mo•not•o•ny

(məˈnɒt n i)

n. 1. wearisome uniformity or lack of variety, as in action or aspect. 2. sameness of tone or pitch, as in speaking. [1700–10; < Late Greek, derivative of monotonía=monóton(os) monotonous + -ia -y³]

monotony

dullness or uniformity, similar to that experienced from a repeated sound. — monotonous, adj.See also: Sound

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	monotony - the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety; "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"; "he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"; "he hated the sameness of the food the college served"humdrum, samenessunvariedness - characterized by an absence of variation
	2.	monotony - constancy of tone or pitch or inflectionconstancy, stability - the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation; "early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds"

monotony

noun tedium, routine, boredom, dullness, sameness, uniformity, flatness, repetitiveness, tediousness, repetitiousness, colourlessness, tiresomeness A night out may help break the monotony of the week.

monotony

nounA tiresome lack of variety:humdrum, monotone, monotonousness, sameness.

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monotonous

(məˈnotənəs) adjective lacking in variety; dull. a monotonous piece of music. 單調的 单调的moˈnotonously adverb 單調地 单调地moˈnotony noun 單音 单音