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Definitions for Monotone

[1] a vocal utterance or series of speech sounds in one unvaried tone.
[2] a single tone without harmony or variation in pitch.
[3] recitation or singing of words in such a tone.
[4] a person who is unable to discriminate between or to reproduce differences in musical pitch, especially in singing.
[5] sameness of tone or color, sometimes to a boring degree.
[6] monotonous.
[7] consisting of or characterized by a uniform tone of one color: a monotone drape. Compare monochromatic(defs 1, 2) .
[8] Mathematics . monotonic(def 2) .
[9] a single unvaried pitch level in speech, sound, etc
[10] utterance, etc, without change of pitch
[11] lack of variety in style, expression. etc
[12] unvarying or monotonous
[13] Also: monotonic (ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk ) maths (of a sequence or function) consistently increasing or decreasing in value

Words related to Monotone

tedium, dreariness, humdrum, flatness, dryness, sameness, uniformity, similarity, evenness, routine, dullness, continuity, continuance, likeness, oneness, tediousness, ennui, repetitiveness, invariability, equability

Words nearby Monotone

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Origin of Monotone

1635–45; < French monotone < Late Greek monótonos monotonous

Synonyms for Monotone

colorlessness, continuance, continuity, dreariness, dryness, dullness, ennui, evenness, flatness, humdrum, identicalness, invariability, likeness, oneness, repetitiousness, repetitiveness, routine, sameness, similarity, tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness, unchangeableness, uniformity, equability, levelness, monotonousness, same old thing, wearisomeness