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adjective
- 1. dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest: "the statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / məˈnɒt. ə n.əs / us / məˈnɑː.t̬ ə n.əs / Add to word list. C1. not changing and therefore boring: a monotonous job. a monotonous voice. The music became monotonous after a while. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not interesting or exciting. boring That was such a boring film I nearly fell asleep during it.
When something goes on and on and on and on and on, the same way, for a long time, that's monotonous. Monotonous things are boring and repetitive, like that long story you've heard your brother tell a hundred times before.
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 of it.
How to use monotonous in a sentence. uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone : marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity; tediously uniform or unvarying… See the full definition
Monotonous definition: lacking in variety; tediously unvarying. See examples of MONOTONOUS used in a sentence.
adjective. us / məˈnɑː.t̬ ə n.əs / uk / məˈnɒt. ə n.əs / Add to word list. C1. not changing and therefore boring: a monotonous job. a monotonous voice. The music became monotonous after a while. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not interesting or exciting. boring That was such a boring movie I nearly fell asleep during it.
Definition of monotonous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define monotonous. monotonous synonyms, monotonous pronunciation, monotonous translation, English dictionary definition of monotonous. adj. 1. Sounded or spoken in an unvarying tone: a monotonous droning voice. 2. Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety. See Synonyms at boring....
MONOTONOUS definition: If something is monotonous, it is boring because it stays the same: . Learn more.
mo•not•o•nous (mə not′ n əs), adj. lacking in variety; tediously unvarying: the monotonous flat scenery. characterizing a sound continuing on one note. having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range. Late Greek monótonos. See mono -, tone, - ous. 1770–80. mo•not′o•nous•ly, adv. mo•not′o•nous•ness, n.
