monotony

CEFRC1

/məˈnɒtəni/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The quality of being boringly repeated and unchanging.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The property of a monotonic function.

Examples

  • Art breaks the monotony of our life.

  • Monotony develops when you harp on the same string.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /məˈnɑtni/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The quality of having an unvarying tone or pitch.

  2. Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.

More examples

In context

  • Yet second-hand romance and second-hand emotion are surely better than the dull, soul-killing monotony which life brings to most of the human race.

  • It matters little to trace the rapidity of the land journey, or the monotony of the sea voyage—alike unmarked by adventure. Robert Evelyn landed at Southampton,...

  • Transform my death into a conduit This body separate from the fear of fear Inside a coping mechanism of monotony I will destroy the double vision that I was forced to leave

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Quick test

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The blank of doing the same thing every day made her feel sad and unmotivated.

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Origin

noun

From French monotonie, from Late Latin monotonia, from Ancient Greek μονοτονία (monotonía, “sameness of tone, monotony”).