Monotony vs. Monotonous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Monotony and Monotonous
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Definitions
Monotony➦
Lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine
You can become resigned to the monotony of captivity
Monotonous➦
Sounded or spoken in an unvarying tone
A monotonous droning voice.
Monotony➦
Uniformity or lack of variation in pitch, intonation, or inflection.
Monotonous➦
Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety.
Monotony➦
Tedious sameness or repetitiousness
The monotony of daily routine.
Monotonous➦
Having an unvarying pitch or tone.
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Monotony➦
Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
Monotonous➦
Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety.
Monotony➦
(mathematics) The property of a monotonic function.
Monotonous➦
Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome.
Monotony➦
The quality of having an unvarying tone or pitch.
Monotonous➦
Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch;
The owl's faint monotonous hooting
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Monotony➦
A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing.
Monotonous➦
Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety;
A humdrum existence; all work and no play
Nothing is so monotonous as the sea
Monotony➦
Any irksome sameness, or want of variety.
At sea, everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention.
Monotony➦
The quality of wearisome constancy and lack of variety;
He had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work
He hated the sameness of the food the college served
Monotony➦
Constancy of tone or pitch or inflection
