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- 4 dictionary resultsmo⋅not⋅o⋅ny
[muh-not-n-ee] 
n
–noun
| 1. | wearisome uniformity or lack of variety, as in occupation or scenery. |
| 2. | the continuance of an unvarying sound; monotone. |
| 3. | sameness of tone or pitch, as in speaking. |
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| mo·not·o·ny (mə-nŏt'n-ē) n. pl. mo·not·o·nies
[Greek monotoniā, from monotonos, monotonous; see monotonous.] |
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Monotony
Mo*not"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. monotonie. See Monotonius.]1. A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing. 2. Any irksome sameness, or want of variety. At sea, everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. --W. Irving.
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monotony
1706, originally in transf. sense of "wearisome, tiresome," from Fr. monotonie, from Gk. monotonia, from monotonos "monotonous, of one tone," from monos "single, alone" + tonos "tone" (see tenet). Literal sense of "sameness of tone or pitch" is from 1724. Monotone "an unvarying tone in music or speaking" is first attested 1644; monotonous is first recorded 1778; transf. sense of "lacking in variety, uninteresting" is from 1791.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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