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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
uninteresting due to lack of variation; tedious.
Shredding papers can be a monotonous job.- synonyms:
- boring, dull, humdrum, tedious
- antonyms:
- interesting
- similar words:
- banal, dry, flat, insipid, jejune, mechanical, prosaic, prosy, repetitious, routine, unchanging, uneventful, uniform, uninteresting, unvarying, vapid
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| definition 2: |
showing little or no variation in pitch; monotone.
The monotonous voice of the lecturer lulled some of us to sleep.The part for altos is somewhat monotonous in this piece.- synonyms:
- droning, monotone
- similar words:
- chanting, flat, humming
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| related words: |
arid, bland, deadly, dull, even, innocuous, interminable, lackluster, tiresome, weary |
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| derivations: |
monotonously (adv.), monotonousness (n.) |
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