Monotonous Definition

mə-nŏtn-əs
adjective
Going on in the same tone without variation.
Webster's New World
Tiresome because unvarying.
Webster's New World
Having little or no variation or variety.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Monotonous

  • From Greek monotonos mono- mono- tonos tone tone

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • monotone +"Ž -ous

    From Wiktionary

Monotonous Sentence Examples

  • Jonny's voice was coldly monotonous but soft.

  • The notes of the blackbird are rich and full, but monotonous as compared with those of the song-thrush.

  • As professional story-tellers many Moors are remarkable, but the national music is monotonous and not very harmonious.

  • She shivered, sensing something truly evil in his monotonous voice and cold hands.

  • Between the Lot and the Aveyron is a belt of causses or monotonous limestone table-lands, broken here and there by profound and beautiful gorges - a type of scenery characteristic of Aveyron.

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Words Starting With

MMOMON

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SUSOUS

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