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mo⋅not⋅o⋅nous

  [muh-not-n-uhs]
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–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.
Origin:
1770–80; < LGk monótonos. See mono-, tone, -ous

Related forms:
mo⋅not⋅o⋅nous⋅ly, adverb
mo⋅not⋅o⋅nous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. tedious, humdrum, boring, dull.
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mo·not·o·nous   (mə-nŏt'n-əs)   
adj.  
  1. Sounded or spoken in an unvarying tone.
  2. Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety. See Synonyms at boring.

[From Greek monotonos : mono-, mono- + tonos, tone; see tone.]
mo·not'o·nous·ly adv., mo·not'o·nous·ness n.
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Monotonous

Mo*not"o*nous\, a. [Gr. ?; mo`nos alone, single + ? tone. See Tone.] Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome. -- Mo*not"o*nous*ly, adv. -- Mo*not"o*nous*ness, n.
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Language Translation for : monotonous
Spanish: monótono,
German: monoton,
Japanese: 単調な
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