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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
Adjective
tedious because of lack of variety
monotonously adv
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 1. tedious, boring, dull, repetitive, uniform, all the same, plodding, tiresome, humdrum, unchanging, colourless, mind-numbing, soporific, ho-hum (informal) repetitious, wearisome, samey (informal) unvaried << OPPOSITE interesting
adjective 2. toneless, flat, uniform, droning, unchanging, uninflected << OPPOSITE animated
Translations
monotonous [məˈnɔtənəs] adjmonótono

monotonous [məˈnɔtənəs] adjmonotone

monotonous [məˈnɔtənəs] adjmonoton, eintönig

monotonous [məˈnɔtənəs] 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, 지루한 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, 지루함 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


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