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Webster 1913 Edition

Monotony

Mo-not′o-ny

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.
monotonie
. See
Monotonius
.]
1.
A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing.
2.
Any irksome sameness, or want of variety.
At sea, everything that breaks the
monotony
of the surrounding expanse attracts attention.
W. Irving.

Webster 1828 Edition

Monotony

MONOT'ONY

,
Noun.
[Gr. sole, and sound.]
1.
Uniformity of tone or sound; want of inflections of voice in speaking; want of cadence or modulation.
2.
Uniformity; sameness.
At sea, every thing that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention.

Definition 2024

monotony

monotony

English

Noun

monotony ‎(plural monotonies)

  1. Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 1, in Through the Magic Door:
      Yet second-hand romance and second-hand emotion are surely better than the dull, soul-killing monotony which life brings to most of the human race.
  2. (mathematics) The property of a monotonic function.
  3. The quality of having an unvarying tone or pitch.

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Etymology

From French monotonie, from Late Latin monotonia, from Ancient Greek μονοτονία ‎(monotonía, “sameness of tone, monotony”).

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