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monotonous - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'monotonous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Monotonous [ a.]
- Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome.

Meaning of 'monotonous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . monotonous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
Example in sentence:
  • a humdrum existence; all work and no play;
  • nothing is so monotonous as the sea
Meaning (2):
- sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
Example in sentence:
  • the owl's faint monotonous hooting