Monotonous

Mo-not′o-nous

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Adj.

[Gr. [GREEK];

μόνοσ

alone, single + [GREEK] tone. See

.]

Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome.

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Mo-not′o-nous-ly

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adv.

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Mo-not′o-nous-ness

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Noun.

Monotonous

MONOT'ONOUS

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Adj.

Continued in the same tone without inflection or cadence; unvaried in tone.

monotonous

English

Adjective

monotonous ‎(comparative more monotonous, superlative most monotonous)

having an unvarying tone or pitch
tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety

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having an unvarying tone or pitch

Catalan: monòton
Czech: monotónní (cs)
Danish: enstonig, monoton
Dutch: monotoon (nl), eentonig (nl)
Finnish: yksitoikkoinen, monotoninen (fi)
German: monoton (de)
Greek: μονότονος (el) ‎(monótonos)
Hebrew: מונוטוני ‎(monotóni)
Hungarian: egyhangú (hu), monoton (hu)

Irish: (of speech) aontonach
Italian: monocorde
Polish: monotonny (pl) m
Portuguese: monótono (pt)
Russian: моното́нный (ru) ‎(monotónnyj), однозву́чный (ru) ‎(odnozvúčnyj), одното́нный (ru) ‎(odnotónnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: aon-ghuthach
Spanish: monótono (es)
Swedish: entonig, monoton (sv)

tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety

Arabic: مُمِلّ ‎(mumill)
Catalan: monòton
Czech: monotónní (cs)
Danish: ensformig, monoton
Dutch: monotoon (nl), eentonig (nl), saai (nl)
Finnish: yksitoikkoinen, monotoninen (fi)
German: monoton (de), eintönig (de), abwechslungslos

Greek: μονότονος (el) ‎(monótonos), ανιαρός (el) ‎(aniarós)
Hungarian: egyhangú (hu), monoton (hu)
Italian: monotono (it)
Portuguese: monótono (pt)
Russian: моното́нный (ru) ‎(monotónnyj), однообра́зный (ru) ‎(odnoobráznyj), ску́чный (ru) ‎(skúšnyj)
Spanish: monótono (es)
Swedish: enformig (sv)

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Monotonous

Mo-not′o-nous

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Monotonous

MONOT'ONOUS

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