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- pronunciation:
- m
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t
ns
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
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 |
adverb + (adj.)monotonous
little, mostly, rather
(adj.)monotonous
+ noun
beat,
beep,
copolymer,
corn,
diet,
drone,
existence,
expanse,
highway,
job,
landscape,
manner,
noise,
plain,
regularity,
repetition,
rhythm,
routine,
row,
sea,
sound,
symphony,
task,
tone,
voice,
work
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| derivations: |
monotonously (adv.), monotonousness (n.) |
The word monotonous
contains the following part:
mon, mono
Greek
root
that means one, single, alone
  Example words:
monad, monandry, monarch, monarchy, monastery, monaural, monaxial, monk, monocarpic, monochord, monochromatic, monochrome, monocle, monocline, monoclinous, monocular, monody, monoecious, monogamy, monogenesis, monogenism, monogram, monograph, monolingual, monolith, monologue, monomania, monomer, monomial, monomorphic, mononuclear, mononucleosis, monoplane, monopoly, monopsony, monorail, monosaccharide, monostich, monosyllabic, monotheism, monotone, monotonous, monotreme, monotypic, monoxide
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