Definition of monotony in English:

monotony

noun məˈnɒt(ə)niməˈnɑtni

mass noun

1Lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine.
you can become resigned to the monotony of captivity
Example sentencesExamples
- This was evident, too, in the terrible monotony of the subjects studied and the very limited variety of the sources used.
- A great tasting meal replacement breaks the monotony of your diet.
- It will break the daily monotony of riding on cramped and airless trains.
- All of these methods can break the muscle monotony of traditional routines and shock complacent bodyparts into new gains.
- Midsummer vacations are eagerly awaited every year by all students with the sole objective of getting a break from the monotony of studies.
- The tedious monotony of his job did not deter him from being innovative.
- Metallic fabrics broke the monotony of a restrained colour palette dominated by greys and blush pink.
- Still, while locked up, the inmates look for something to relieve the boredom and monotony of prison life.
- As he headed out to his next class, he hoped the test scores, when they came out, would give him a break from the normal monotony of his life.
- The football season was in full swing, and the monotony of routine has set in.
- Each artist had her dress in a different colour avoiding the monotony of uniformity.
- Occasionally breakdown to break the monotony of a long journey with frequent stops.
- He had a penchant for framing shots through the spokes of the nearest wagon wheel, to break up the visual monotony of a scene.
- Once again, contrast piping or tone-on-tone jacquard prints are a great way to break up the monotony of solids.
- There is very little to break the familiarity and deadening monotony of Aslam's routine.
- In fact, it's likely they may be tired and dreading the monotony of a step routine.
- The Tallahassee cop decided to play a little gag to break the monotony of a training mission.
- So short are the new trees that not a leaf breaks the angular monotony of gabled roof lines.
- They watch football to lose themselves in the game and take a break from the everyday monotony of their lives.
- It broke up the monotony of the water and it was interesting the way the boat appeared to nod as it rode the waves.
Synonyms
tedium, tediousness, lack of variety, dullness, boredom, lack of variation, repetitiveness, repetitiousness, repetition, sameness, unchangingness, uniformity, routine, routineness, wearisomeness, tiresomeness, humdrumness, lack of interest, lack of excitement, prosaicness, uneventfulness, dreariness, colourlessness, featurelessness
informal deadliness
British informal sameyness
1. 1.1 Sameness of pitch or tone in a sound or utterance.
  depression flattens the voice almost to monotony
  Example sentencesExamples
  The sweetness of the vocal harmonies is tempered by the rawness of the guitar and the unremitting monotony of the drum patterns.
  A bass voice, she adds, breaks the monotony of a song, bringing variety to the music.
  She thought that maybe her mind was making the tone sound different so as to break the monotony but then the sounds began to make sense.
  ‘You did,’ Alysia accused, her tone faltering from its usual emotionless monotony.
  Synonyms
  tonelessness, flatness, lack of inflection, drone

Rhymes

botany, cottony

Definition of monotony in US English:

monotony

nounməˈnätnēməˈnɑtni

1Lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine.
you can become resigned to the monotony of captivity
Example sentencesExamples
- Midsummer vacations are eagerly awaited every year by all students with the sole objective of getting a break from the monotony of studies.
- Once again, contrast piping or tone-on-tone jacquard prints are a great way to break up the monotony of solids.
- It will break the daily monotony of riding on cramped and airless trains.
- A great tasting meal replacement breaks the monotony of your diet.
- The tedious monotony of his job did not deter him from being innovative.
- It broke up the monotony of the water and it was interesting the way the boat appeared to nod as it rode the waves.
- The football season was in full swing, and the monotony of routine has set in.
- The Tallahassee cop decided to play a little gag to break the monotony of a training mission.
- Metallic fabrics broke the monotony of a restrained colour palette dominated by greys and blush pink.
- Each artist had her dress in a different colour avoiding the monotony of uniformity.
- All of these methods can break the muscle monotony of traditional routines and shock complacent bodyparts into new gains.
- Still, while locked up, the inmates look for something to relieve the boredom and monotony of prison life.
- They watch football to lose themselves in the game and take a break from the everyday monotony of their lives.
- There is very little to break the familiarity and deadening monotony of Aslam's routine.
- So short are the new trees that not a leaf breaks the angular monotony of gabled roof lines.
- He had a penchant for framing shots through the spokes of the nearest wagon wheel, to break up the visual monotony of a scene.
- As he headed out to his next class, he hoped the test scores, when they came out, would give him a break from the normal monotony of his life.
- Occasionally breakdown to break the monotony of a long journey with frequent stops.
- This was evident, too, in the terrible monotony of the subjects studied and the very limited variety of the sources used.
- In fact, it's likely they may be tired and dreading the monotony of a step routine.
Synonyms
tedium, tediousness, lack of variety, dullness, boredom, lack of variation, repetitiveness, repetitiousness, repetition, sameness, unchangingness, uniformity, routine, routineness, wearisomeness, tiresomeness, humdrumness, lack of interest, lack of excitement, prosaicness, uneventfulness, dreariness, colourlessness, featurelessness
1. 1.1 Sameness of pitch or tone in a sound or utterance.
  depression flattens the voice almost to monotony
  Example sentencesExamples
  The sweetness of the vocal harmonies is tempered by the rawness of the guitar and the unremitting monotony of the drum patterns.
  ‘You did,’ Alysia accused, her tone faltering from its usual emotionless monotony.
  A bass voice, she adds, breaks the monotony of a song, bringing variety to the music.
  She thought that maybe her mind was making the tone sound different so as to break the monotony but then the sounds began to make sense.
  Synonyms
  tonelessness, flatness, lack of inflection, drone

单词	monotony
释义	Definition of monotony in English: monotony noun məˈnɒt(ə)niməˈnɑtni mass noun 1Lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine. you can become resigned to the monotony of captivity Example sentencesExamples This was evident, too, in the terrible monotony of the subjects studied and the very limited variety of the sources used. A great tasting meal replacement breaks the monotony of your diet. It will break the daily monotony of riding on cramped and airless trains. All of these methods can break the muscle monotony of traditional routines and shock complacent bodyparts into new gains. Midsummer vacations are eagerly awaited every year by all students with the sole objective of getting a break from the monotony of studies. The tedious monotony of his job did not deter him from being innovative. Metallic fabrics broke the monotony of a restrained colour palette dominated by greys and blush pink. Still, while locked up, the inmates look for something to relieve the boredom and monotony of prison life. As he headed out to his next class, he hoped the test scores, when they came out, would give him a break from the normal monotony of his life. The football season was in full swing, and the monotony of routine has set in. Each artist had her dress in a different colour avoiding the monotony of uniformity. Occasionally breakdown to break the monotony of a long journey with frequent stops. He had a penchant for framing shots through the spokes of the nearest wagon wheel, to break up the visual monotony of a scene. Once again, contrast piping or tone-on-tone jacquard prints are a great way to break up the monotony of solids. There is very little to break the familiarity and deadening monotony of Aslam's routine. In fact, it's likely they may be tired and dreading the monotony of a step routine. The Tallahassee cop decided to play a little gag to break the monotony of a training mission. So short are the new trees that not a leaf breaks the angular monotony of gabled roof lines. They watch football to lose themselves in the game and take a break from the everyday monotony of their lives. It broke up the monotony of the water and it was interesting the way the boat appeared to nod as it rode the waves. Synonyms tedium, tediousness, lack of variety, dullness, boredom, lack of variation, repetitiveness, repetitiousness, repetition, sameness, unchangingness, uniformity, routine, routineness, wearisomeness, tiresomeness, humdrumness, lack of interest, lack of excitement, prosaicness, uneventfulness, dreariness, colourlessness, featurelessness informal deadliness British informal sameyness 1.1 Sameness of pitch or tone in a sound or utterance. depression flattens the voice almost to monotony Example sentencesExamples The sweetness of the vocal harmonies is tempered by the rawness of the guitar and the unremitting monotony of the drum patterns. A bass voice, she adds, breaks the monotony of a song, bringing variety to the music. She thought that maybe her mind was making the tone sound different so as to break the monotony but then the sounds began to make sense. ‘You did,’ Alysia accused, her tone faltering from its usual emotionless monotony. Synonyms tonelessness, flatness, lack of inflection, drone Rhymes botany, cottony Definition of monotony in US English: monotony nounməˈnätnēməˈnɑtni 1Lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine. you can become resigned to the monotony of captivity Example sentencesExamples Midsummer vacations are eagerly awaited every year by all students with the sole objective of getting a break from the monotony of studies. Once again, contrast piping or tone-on-tone jacquard prints are a great way to break up the monotony of solids. It will break the daily monotony of riding on cramped and airless trains. A great tasting meal replacement breaks the monotony of your diet. The tedious monotony of his job did not deter him from being innovative. It broke up the monotony of the water and it was interesting the way the boat appeared to nod as it rode the waves. The football season was in full swing, and the monotony of routine has set in. The Tallahassee cop decided to play a little gag to break the monotony of a training mission. Metallic fabrics broke the monotony of a restrained colour palette dominated by greys and blush pink. Each artist had her dress in a different colour avoiding the monotony of uniformity. All of these methods can break the muscle monotony of traditional routines and shock complacent bodyparts into new gains. Still, while locked up, the inmates look for something to relieve the boredom and monotony of prison life. They watch football to lose themselves in the game and take a break from the everyday monotony of their lives. There is very little to break the familiarity and deadening monotony of Aslam's routine. So short are the new trees that not a leaf breaks the angular monotony of gabled roof lines. He had a penchant for framing shots through the spokes of the nearest wagon wheel, to break up the visual monotony of a scene. As he headed out to his next class, he hoped the test scores, when they came out, would give him a break from the normal monotony of his life. Occasionally breakdown to break the monotony of a long journey with frequent stops. This was evident, too, in the terrible monotony of the subjects studied and the very limited variety of the sources used. In fact, it's likely they may be tired and dreading the monotony of a step routine. Synonyms tedium, tediousness, lack of variety, dullness, boredom, lack of variation, repetitiveness, repetitiousness, repetition, sameness, unchangingness, uniformity, routine, routineness, wearisomeness, tiresomeness, humdrumness, lack of interest, lack of excitement, prosaicness, uneventfulness, dreariness, colourlessness, featurelessness 1.1 Sameness of pitch or tone in a sound or utterance. depression flattens the voice almost to monotony Example sentencesExamples The sweetness of the vocal harmonies is tempered by the rawness of the guitar and the unremitting monotony of the drum patterns. ‘You did,’ Alysia accused, her tone faltering from its usual emotionless monotony. A bass voice, she adds, breaks the monotony of a song, bringing variety to the music. She thought that maybe her mind was making the tone sound different so as to break the monotony but then the sounds began to make sense. Synonyms tonelessness, flatness, lack of inflection, drone
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