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Webster 1913 Edition


Monotonous

Mo-not′o-nous

,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK];
μόνοσ
alone, single + [GREEK] tone. See
Tone
.]
Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome.
Mo-not′o-nous-ly
,
adv.
Mo-not′o-nous-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Monotonous

MONOT'ONOUS

,
Adj.
Continued in the same tone without inflection or cadence; unvaried in tone.

Definition 2024


monotonous

monotonous

English

Adjective

monotonous (comparative more monotonous, superlative most monotonous)

  1. having an unvarying tone or pitch
  2. tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety

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