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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
mo·not·o·nous       [muh-not-n-uhs] Pronunciation Key
–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)  Pronunciation Key 
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

adjective
1. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea" [syn: humdrum] 
2. sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; "the owl's faint monotonous hooting" [syn: flat] 

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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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