Monotony Definition

mə-nŏtn-ē
monotonies
noun
monotonies
Sameness of tone or pitch, or continuance of the same tone without variation.
Webster's New World
Lack of variation or variety.
Webster's New World
Tiresome sameness or uniformity.
Webster's New World

Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.

Wiktionary
(mathematics) The property of a monotonic function.
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Noun

Singular:
monotony
Plural:
monotonies

Origin of Monotony

  • From the post-Classical Latin monotonia and its etymon the Ancient Greek μονοτονία (monotonia, “sameness of tone", “monotony"); compare the French monotonie and the Italian monotonia, as well as the later English monotone.

    From Wiktionary

  • Greek monotoniā from monotonos monotonous monotonous

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Monotony Sentence Examples

  • Nothing could add to the sterility and the monotony of these mallee scrubs.

  • There is complete absence of uniformity and monotony.

  • This breaks up the monotony of the dress and adds a hint of color or glitz to the dress.

  • There is therefore a certain element of artificiality in his treatment; and this, since it is easier to copy defects than excellencies, has been perpetuated with wearisome monotony by versifiers who chose him for their model.

  • It stands upon the great Canterbury plain, which here is a dead level, though the monotony of the site has been much relieved by extensive plantations of English and Australian trees.

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MMOMON

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YNYONY

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