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monotonous

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mo·not·o·nous  (m-ntn-s)
adj.
1. Sounded or spoken in an unvarying tone.
2. Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety. See Synonyms at boring.

[From Greek monotonos : mono-, mono- + tonos, tone; see tone.]

mo·noto·nous·ly adv.
mo·noto·nous·ness n.

monotonous [məˈnɒtənəs]
adj
1. dull and tedious, esp because of repetition
2. unvarying in pitch or cadence
monotonously  adv
monotonousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.monotonousmonotonous - tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"
dull - lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods"
2.monotonous - sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; "the owl's faint monotonous hooting"
unmodulated - characterized by lack of variation in pitch, tone, or volume; "he lectured in an unmodulated voice edged with hysteria"

monotonous
adjective
2. toneless, flat, uniform, droning, unchanging, uninflected a monotonous voice
toneless sexy (informal), animated
Translations
monotonous [məˈnɒtənəs] ADJmonótono
he gets drunk with monotonous regularityse emborracha con indefectible regularidad

monotonous [məˈnɒtənəs] adjmonotone

monotonous
adj (lit, fig)eintönig, monoton; with monotonous regularityregelmäßig; it’s getting monotonouses wird allmählich langweilig

monotonous [məˈnɒtənəs] adjmonotono/a
monotonous [məˈnɒtənəs] adjmonotono/a

monotonous
adj monotonous [məˈnotənəs]
lacking in variety; dull a monotonous piece of music. eentonig رَتيب، على وَتيرَةٍ واحِدَه монотонен jednotvárný monoton; ensformig monoton μονότονος monótono monotoonne یکنواخت yksitoikkoinen monotone מוֹנוֹטוֹנִי, חַדגוֹנִי एक स्वर, नीरस jednolik egyhangú, monoton monoton eintóna; tilbreytingarlaus monotono 単調な 단조로운 monotoniškas, nuobodus monotons, vienmuļš nada yang sama dan membosankan eentonig monoton, ensformig, kjedelig monotonny monótono monoton монотонный jednotvárny enoličen monoton monoton, enformig น่าเบื่อหน่าย tekdüze, monoton 單調的 монотонний; одноманітний یکساں đơn điệu
adv moˈnotonously
eentonig بِرَتابَه، على وتيرةٍ واحِدَه монотонно jednotvárně monotont; ensformigt monoton μονότονα monótonamente monotoonselt بطور یکنواخت yksitoikkoisesti de façon monotone בְמוֹנוֹטוֹנִיוּת एक स्वरता, नीरसता jednolično egyhangúan secara monoton tilbreytingarlaust in maniera monotona 単調に 단조롭게 monotoniškai monotoni, vienmuļi dengan nada yang sama dan membosankan eentonig monotont, ensformig monotonnie monotonamente (într-un mod) mo­noton монотонно jednotvárne enolično monotono monotont, enformigt อย่างเปล่งระดับเสียงเดียว tekdüze bir şekilde 單調地 монотонно; одноманітно یکسانیت سے một cách đơn điệu
n moˈnotony
eentonigheid رَتابَه монотонност jednotvárnost ensformighed die Monotonie μονοτονία monotonía monotoonsus یکنواختی yksitoikkoisuus monotonie מוֹנוֹטוֹנִיוּת, חַדגוֹנִיוּת एक स्वरता jednoličnost egyhangúság gaya monoton einhæfni, tilbreytingarleysi monotonia 単調 단조로움 monotonija monotonija, vienmuļība yang sama dan membosankan eentonigheid ensformighet, enstonighet monotonia monotonia monotonie монотонность jednotvárnosť enoličnost monotonost monotoni, enformighet ความซ้ำซาก tekdüzelik 單音 монотонність; одноманітність ناگوار یکسانیت trạng thái đơn điệu

monotonous مُمِل monotónní monoton monoton μονότονος monótono yksitoikkoinen monotone monoton monotono 単調な 단조로운 monotoon monoton monotonny monótono монотонный monoton น่าเบื่อหน่ายเพราะซ้ำซาก tekdüze đơn điệu 单调的


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This influence of habit was necessarily strong in a man whose life was so monotonous as Marner's-- who saw no new people and heard of no new events to keep alive in him the idea of the unexpected and the changeful; and it explains simply enough, why his mind could be at ease, though he had left his house and his treasure more defenceless than usual.
May be it's monotonous too: it's fighting and fighting; they are fighting now, they fought first and they fought last--you will admit, that it is almost too monotonous.
The scene was a plain, bare, monotonous vault of a school-room, and the speaker's square forefinger emphasized his observations by underscoring every sentence with a line on the schoolmaster's sleeve.
 
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