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monotone definition

mono·tone (män′ə tōn′)

noun

  1. uninterrupted repetition of the same tone; utterance of successive syllables or words without change of pitch or key
  2. monotony or sameness of tone, style, manner, color, etc.
  3. a single, unchanging musical tone
  4. recitation, chanting, or singing in such a tone
  5. a person who can sing only in such a tone

Etymology: < LL monotonus: see monotonous

adjective

monotonous

Related Forms:

  • monotonic mon′o·ton′ic (-tän′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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