monotone
pronunciation
How to pronounce monotone in British English:
UK [ˈmɒnətəʊn]
How to pronounce monotone in American English:
US [ˈmɑnətoʊn]
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- Noun:
- an unchanging intonation
- a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)
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- Adjective:
- of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value
- sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
Word Origin
- monotone (n.)
- "unvarying tone in music or speaking," 1640s; see monotony. OED says use of the word as a noun "is peculiar to Eng." Related: Monotonic; monotonically.
Example
- 1. Use the inflection of your voice to avoid a monotone or singsong approach .
- 2. Chinese fashion has come a long way since the days of monotone mao suits .
- 3. With his flat monotone delivery and richly literate songs , cohen was seen as canada 's answer to bob dylan .
- 4. When you want to upload 50 or even more images it is a nice monotone work .
- 5. He is often wooden and unconvincing on the campaign trail , with an unfortunate habit of reciting the lyrics of patriotic songs in a sombre monotone .