monotonynoun [ U ]
uk/məˈnɒt.ən.i/us/məˈnɑː.t̬ən.i/also monotonousness,a situation in which something stays the same and is therefore boring:
The monotony of motorway driving can cause accidents.
The routine was the same every day, with nothing to break/relieve the monotony.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Boredom, tedium and boring things
- a wet weekend idiom
- banal
- bland
- boredom
- bromide
- cabin fever
- corn
- dull
- ennui
- flatness
- frustration
- insipid
- longueur
- platitude
- stuffy
- tedious
- tedium
- torpor
- treadmill
- yawn
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