monotony

pronunciation

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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

n.

variety

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 .

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