monotonous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /məˈnɑtənəs/ (General-American)
- mə-nŏtʹən-əs (General-American)
- mə-nŏtʹən-əs (Received-Pronunciation)
- /məˈnɒtənəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English monotone Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English monotonous From monotone + -ous.
Meanings
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Having an unvarying pitch or tone.
"But my daughter—but the Lady Eveline"—said the Fleming, with some slight change in his monotonous voice, which seemed to express doubt and perplexity—"You are cruel conquerors, and—"
1825 June 22, [Walter Scott], chapter V, in Tales of the Crusaders. […], volume I (The Betrothed), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 95:
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Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety.
[L]istening for a moment, she heard the monotonous and heavy tread of the soldier echoing through the passage.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 49:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more monotonous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most monotonous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
nonmonotonous · unmonotonous · monotonousness · monotonously
Relateds
Synonyms
repetitionary · repetitive · drippy · monotonous · recurrent · regular · habitual · perennial · repetitional · recurring · tedious · monotonic · unvarying · repetitious · level · repeating · torporific · samely · tiresome · monotonous · consistent · irksome · drudgerous · even · routine · monotonous · unvaried · uncheckered · stable · even-keeled · wearing · samely · monotone · longsome · steady · uniform · equable · equal · wearisome
Translations (78)
it monocorde (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · ru моното́нный (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · ar مُمِلّ (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · ru однообра́зный (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · nl eentonig (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · da ensformig (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · nl monotoon (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · ca monòton (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · fi ikävystyttävä (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · hu monoton (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · tr tekdüze (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · tr tekdüze (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · fi kyllästyttävä (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · mk здо́девен (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · ja 単調な (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · sv enformig (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · bg скучен (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · de abwechslungslos (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · fi yksitoikkoinen (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · de monoton (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · da monoton (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · ru однозву́чный (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · ru моното́нный (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · ca monòton (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · bg еднообразен (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · es monótono (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · cs monotónní (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · ru ску́чный (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · cs jednotvárný (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · nl saai (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · nl monotoon (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · eo monotona (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · sv entonig (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · bg монотонен (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · cs nudný (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · nl eentonig (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · es monótono (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · cs ztrnulý (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · fi monotoninen (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · cs fádní (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · el ανιαρός (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · fi pitkäveteinen (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · pt monótono (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · fi monotoninen (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · eo unutona (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · fi yksitoikkoinen (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · he מונוטוני (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · el μονότονος (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · sv monoton (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · mk мо́нотон (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · ru одното́нный (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · gl monótono (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · mk едноо́бразен (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · it monotono (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · ja 単調な (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · cs neměnný (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · ceb sum-ol (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · gl monótono (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · hu egyhangú (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · ceb puol (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · hu monoton (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · cmn 單調 /单调 (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · mk до́саден (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · de eintönig (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · gd aon-ghuthach (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · da monoton (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · cs monotónní (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · ceb sumo (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · fi pitkäpiimäinen (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · hu egyhangú (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety) · ga aontonach (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · pl monotonny (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · de monoton (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · grc μονότονος (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · mk е́днолик (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · da enstonig (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · pt monótono (having an unvarying tone or pitch) · mk едно́личен (having an unvarying tone or pitch)