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- pronunciation:
- ma
n
ton
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
speech or singing with little or no variation in pitch.
Though the topic was interesting, the speaker's monotone put many in the audience to sleep.- synonyms:
- cant
- similar words:
- chant, drone, plainsong, singsong
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definition 2: |
a sound or succession of sounds on a single pitch or frequency without harmonics.
The cellos play a monotone throughout this section.- synonyms:
- drone, hum
- similar words:
- buzz, murmur, purr, sough, thrum
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definition 3: |
an unvaried writing style.
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related words: |
chant |
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part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
of or pertaining to sounds of a single pitch or frequency.
- synonyms:
- droning, humming, monotonous
- similar words:
- buzzing, murmuring, purring, soughing, whirring
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definition 2: |
having only one color.
The hotel room had monotone walls and sparse furnishings.Her monotone paintings are not visually interesting to me.- synonyms:
- monochromatic
- antonyms:
- multicolored
- similar words:
- solid
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