- monotony, monotonous
- Monotony is the state or quality of unpleasantly lacking variety. Also see homogeneity, interesting, obsession, pattern, and unity.
Glossary of Art Terms. 2014.
monotony, monotonous
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monotonous — (adj.) 1750, of sound, from Gk. monotonos of one tone (see MONOTONY (Cf. monotony)). Transferred and figurative use, lacking in variety, uninteresting, is from 1783. Related: Monotonously … Etymology dictionary
monotony — (n.) 1706, originally in transferred sense of wearisome, tiresome, from Fr. monotonie (1670s), from Gk. monotonia sameness of tone, monotony, from monotonos monotonous, of one tone, from monos single, alone (see MONO (Cf. mono )) + tonos tone… … Etymology dictionary
monotony — monotonous ► ADJECTIVE 1) tedious because repetitious. 2) without variation of tone or pitch. DERIVATIVES monotonously adverb monotony noun … English terms dictionary
monotony — [mə nät′ n ē] n. [Fr monotonie < Gr monotonia: see MONOTONOUS] 1. sameness of tone or pitch, or continuance of the same tone without variation 2. lack of variation or variety 3. tiresome sameness or uniformity … English World dictionary
Monotonous — Mo*not o*nous, a. [Gr. ?; mo nos alone, single + ? tone. See {Tone}.] Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome. {Mo*not o*nous*ly}, adv. {Mo*not o*nous*ness}, n … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monotonous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) tedious because repetitious. 2) without variation of tone or pitch. DERIVATIVES monotonously adverb monotony noun … English terms dictionary
monotony — /meuh not n ee/, n. 1. wearisome uniformity or lack of variety, as in occupation or scenery. 2. the continuance of an unvarying sound; monotone. 3. sameness of tone or pitch, as in speaking. [1700 10; < LGk monotonía, equiv. to monóton(os)… … Universalium
monotonous — adjective /məˈnɑtn̩əs/ a) having an unvarying tone or pitch b) tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety Syn: monotonic See Also: monotone … Wiktionary
monotony — noun the quality of being monotonous; tedious lack of variety … English new terms dictionary
monotony — mo•not•o•ny [[t]məˈnɒt n i[/t]] n. 1) wearisome uniformity or lack of variety, as in action or aspect 2) sameness of tone or pitch, as in speaking • Etymology: 1700–10; < LGk, der. of monotonía=monóton(os) monotonous+ ia y III … From formal English to slang
