monotonous
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n adjective
1.
lacking in variety; tediously unvarying: the monotonous flat scenery.
2.
characterizing a sound continuing on one note.
3.
having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | dull and tedious, esp because of repetition |
| 2. | unvarying in pitch or cadence |
| mo'notonously | |
| —adv | |
| mo'notonousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
monotonous
1778, of sound, from Gk. monotonos (see monotony). Transf. and figurative use, "lacking in variety, uninteresting," is from c.1800. Related: Monotonously.
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Example sentences
Thus, her palette of soft greyish browns never grows monotonous.
This type of situation is occuring now with an almost monotonous regularity.
Everyone has had the mindless slipup during a monotonous task.
If we all wrote about our childhood forever, books would be rather monotonous.
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