monotonous

/məˈnɒtənəs/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

boring, daily, deadly, flat, heavy, narrow, oppressed, single

VERB + MONOTONOUS

bit, can't, change, converge, finds, get, hate, having

MONOTONOUS + NOUN

chirrup, decor, life, noise, tread

PREP.

in, in, into

ADV.

often, rather, terribly

Definitions

adj

Having an unvarying pitch or tone.

"But my daughter—but the Lady Eveline"—said the Fleming, with some slight change in his monotonous voice, which seemed to express doubt and perplexity—"You are cruel conquerors, and—"

Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety.

[L]istening for a moment, she heard the monotonous and heavy tread of the soldier echoing through the passage.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

humdrum

adjective — sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

"But my daughter—but the Lady Eveline"—said the Fleming, with some slight change in his monotonous voice, which seemed to express doubt and perplexity—"You are cruel conquerors, and—"

Wiktionary

[L]istening for a moment, she heard the monotonous and heavy tread of the soldier echoing through the passage.

Wiktionary

Listening practice tends to be monotonous.

Tatoeba · #29691

This story is rather monotonous.

Tatoeba · #56452

I am tired of my monotonous life.

Tatoeba · #259386

I'm tired of the monotonous life.

Tatoeba · #259387

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