monotony
pronunciation
How to pronounce monotony in British English: UK [məˈnɒtəni]
How to pronounce monotony in American English: US [məˈnɑːtəni]
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- Noun:
- the quality of wearisome constancy and lack of variety
- constancy of tone or pitch or inflection
Word Origin
- monotony (n.)
- 1706, originally in transferred sense of "wearisome, tiresome," from French monotonie (1670s), from Greek monotonia "sameness of tone, monotony," from monotonos "monotonous, of one tone," from monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + tonos "tone" (see tenet). Literal sense of "sameness of tone or pitch" in English is from 1724.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Beyond that is the monotony of inner mongolia .
- 2. Straightened out , they are used by office workers to distract themselves from the monotony of their intended use .
- 3. Count sheep , or count anything . The rhythm and monotony of counting can send your mind into a sleepy state .
- 4. Nearly half worried about the monotony of their work and despaired of their career prospects .
- 5. Mentally , you may have a tougher time dealing with the monotony of the treadmill .