Definition of MONOTONY

monotony

Meanings

Plural: monotonies

Noun

  • the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
    • "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"
  • constancy of tone or pitch or inflection
  • Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
  • The property of a monotonic function.
  • The quality of having an unvarying tone or pitch.

Origin / Etymology

From French monotonie, from Late Latin monotonia, from Ancient Greek μονοτονία (monotonía, “sameness of tone, monotony”).

Antonyms

polytony

Scrabble Score: 13

monotony is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
monotony is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 15

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