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   monotonous

   /məˈnɒtənəs/

   adjective

   • 1. dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest: "the statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity" Similar tediousboringdulluninterestingunexcitingwearisometiresomerepetitiverepetitiousunvaryingunchangingunvariedlacking varietywithout varietyhumdrumho-humroutinemechanicalmind-numbingsoul-destroyingprosaicrun-of-the-milluneventfulunrelieveddrearyploddingcolourlessfeaturelessdry as dustuniformmonochromeinformal:deadlysameydullsvilleOpposite variedinterestingexciting
   • ▪ (of a sound or utterance) lacking in variation in tone or pitch: "her slurred monotonous speech" Similar tonelessflatunvaryinguninflecteddroningsoporific

   Derivatives

   • 1. monotonously adverb
   • 2. monotonize verb
   • 3. monotonousness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMONOTONOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Monotonous means not changing and therefore boring, or not interesting or exciting. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

   • English (US)

     adjective. us / məˈnɑː.t̬ ə n.əs / uk / məˈnɒt. ə n.əs / Add...

   • Monotonously

     MONOTONOUSLY definition: 1. in a way that does not change...

   • Simplified

     MONOTONOUS translate: 单调乏味的;毫无变化的. Learn more in the...

   • Traditional

     MONOTONOUS translate: 單調乏味的;毫無變化的. Learn more in the...

   • Monotonous in French

     monotonous translate: monotone, monotone. Learn more in the...

   • Monotonous in Korean

     MONOTONOUS translate: 단조로운. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Monotonous in Catalan

     MONOTONOUS translate: monòton. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Znaczenie Monotonous, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     MONOTONOUS definicja: 1. not changing and therefore boring:...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › monotonousMonotonous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of monotonous, an adjective that describes something that is uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone or that is tediously uniform or unvarying. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › monotonousMONOTONOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Monotonous definition: lacking in variety; tediously unvarying. See examples of MONOTONOUS used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMONOTONOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Monotonous means not changing and therefore boring, or not interesting or exciting. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMONOTONOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Monotonous means very boring because it has a regular, repeated pattern which never changes. It can also describe a sound that lacks variety or inflection. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and usage examples of monotonous.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › monotonousMonotonous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   All those things are monotonous: they don't change much, and they're dull as dishwater. Anything tedious or humdrum is probably monotonous. If someone says you're being monotonous, try to vary your tone of voice or the things you're talking about.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMONOTONOUS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Monotonous means boring because it stays the same. Learn how to use this adjective with examples and translations in different languages.