- monotonous
- monotonous (adj.) 1750, of sound, from Gk. monotonos "of one tone" (see MONOTONY (Cf. monotony)). Transferred and figurative use, "lacking in variety, uninteresting," is from 1783. Related: Monotonously.
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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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monotonous — index insistent, jejune (dull), lifeless (dull), pedestrian, ponderous, prolix, prosaic … Law dictionary
monotonous — dreary, pedestrian, humdrum, *dull, stodgy Analogous words: wearisome, boring, *irksome, tedious, tiresome Contrasted words: varying, changing (see CHANGE vb): fresh, novel, *new: interesting, absorbing, engrossing … New Dictionary of Synonyms
monotonous — [adj] all the same, remaining the same banausic, blah*, boring, colorless, dreary, droning, dull, dull as dishwater*, flat, flat as pancake*, ho hum*, humdrum*, monotone, nothing, pedestrian, plodding, prosaic, puts one to sleep*, recurrent,… … New thesaurus
monotonous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) tedious because repetitious. 2) without variation of tone or pitch. DERIVATIVES monotonously adverb monotony noun … English terms dictionary
monotonous — [mə nät′ n əs] adj. [LL monotonus < Gr monotonos:MONO & TONE] 1. going on in the same tone without variation 2. having little or no variation or variety 3. tiresome because unvarying monotonously adv. monotonousness n … English World dictionary
monotonous — adj. monotonous to + inf. (it is monotonous to watch television every day = it is monotonous watching television every day) * * * [mə nɒt(ə)nəs] monotonous to + inf. (it is monotonous to watch television every day = it is monotonous watching… … Combinatory dictionary
monotonous — mo|not|o|nous [ mə nat(ə)nəs ] adjective a monotonous sound or voice is boring and unpleasant because it does not change in loudness or become higher or lower: the monotonous sound of water dripping from a leaky faucet a. a monotonous job is very … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
monotonous — UK [məˈnɒtənəs] / US [məˈnɑt(ə)nəs] adjective a) a monotonous sound or voice is boring and unpleasant because it does not change in loudness or become higher or lower the monotonous sound of water dripping from a leaky tap b) a monotonous job is… … English dictionary
monotonous — [[t]mənɒ̱tənəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is monotonous is very boring because it has a regular, repeated pattern which never changes. It s monotonous work, like most factory jobs... The food may get a bit monotonous, but there ll be enough… … English dictionary
