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Monotonous (of tone)
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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
Tone — (t[=o]n), n. [F. ton, L. tonus a sound, tone, fr. Gr. to nos a stretching, straining, raising of the voice, pitch, accent, measure or meter, in pl., modes or keys differing in pitch; akin to tei nein to stretch or strain. See {Thin}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tone color — Tone Tone (t[=o]n), n. [F. ton, L. tonus a sound, tone, fr. Gr. to nos a stretching, straining, raising of the voice, pitch, accent, measure or meter, in pl., modes or keys differing in pitch; akin to tei nein to stretch or strain. See {Thin},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tone syllable — Tone Tone (t[=o]n), n. [F. ton, L. tonus a sound, tone, fr. Gr. to nos a stretching, straining, raising of the voice, pitch, accent, measure or meter, in pl., modes or keys differing in pitch; akin to tei nein to stretch or strain. See {Thin},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monotonous — [mə nät′ n əs] adj. [LL monotonus < Gr monotonos:MONO & TONE] 1. going on in the same tone without variation 2. having little or no variation or variety 3. tiresome because unvarying monotonously adv. monotonousness n … English World dictionary
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
monotonous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) tedious because repetitious. 2) without variation of tone or pitch. DERIVATIVES monotonously adverb monotony noun … English terms dictionary
monotonous — monotonously, adv. monotonousness, n. /meuh not n euhs/, adj. 1. lacking in variety; tediously unvarying: the monotonous flat scenery. 2. characterizing a sound continuing on one note. 3. having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch… … Universalium
monotonous — adjective Etymology: Greek monotonos, from mon + tonos tone Date: 1776 1. uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone ; marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity 2. tediously uniform or unvarying • monotonously adverb • monotonousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
monotonous — mo•not•o•nous [[t]məˈnɒt n əs[/t]] adj. 1) lacking in variety; tediously unvarying 2) sounded or uttered in one unvarying tone • Etymology: 1770–80; < LGk monótonos. See mono , tone, ous mo•not′o•nous•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
monotonous — adjective /məˈnɑtn̩əs/ a) having an unvarying tone or pitch b) tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety Syn: monotonic See Also: monotone … Wiktionary
