What does monotony mean?
Definitions for monotony
məˈnɒt n imonotony
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Princeton's WordNet
monotony, humdrum, samenessnoun
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
"he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"; "he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"; "he hated the sameness of the food the college served"
monotonynoun
constancy of tone or pitch or inflection
Wiktionary
monotonynoun
Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
monotonynoun
The property of a monotonic function.
monotonynoun
The quality of having an unvarying tone or pitch.
Etymology: From the post-Classical monotonia and its etymon the ; compare the monotonie and the monotonia, as well as the later monotone.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Monotonynoun
Uniformity of sound; want of variety in cadence.
Etymology: μονοτονία; μόνος; and τόνος; monotonie, Fr.
I could object to the repetition of the same rhimes within four lines of each other as tiresome to the ear through their monotony. Alexander Pope, Letters.
ChatGPT
monotony
Monotony refers to a lack or variation, change, or excitement; uniformity or repetition to the point of boredom. It often pertains to activities or situations that are unvarying and repetitive. It can also refer to the state of being monotonous, having the same tone or pitch, or lacking in inflection or variety.
Webster Dictionary
Monotonynoun
a frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing
Monotonynoun
any irksome sameness, or want of variety
Etymology: [Gr. : cf. F. monotonie. See Monotonius.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of monotony in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of monotony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of monotony in a Sentence
In our “iconocratic” society people need the escapist and distracting effect of imagery. Their imagination must be triggered day by day, as the monotony of daily life has to be set on fire, constantly. Not tomorrow, but today. ("Give me more images")
Those who are skilled in archery bend their bow only when they are prepared to use it; when they do not require it they allow it to remain unbent, for otherwise it would be unserviceable when the time for using it arrived. So it is with man. If he were to devote himself unceasingly to a dull round of business, without breaking the monotony by cheerful amusements, he would fall imperceptibly into idiotcy, or be struck with paralysis.
When I went, I realized these families and these kids are going through so much that just breaking up the monotony of that ... can get their mind off of what's going to happen the next time a doctor walks through that door, (Then) my crew chief having a son diagnosed with leukemia led to us starting our own program, Racing for a Reason, and that led to me starting my own foundation.
I think it's always more exciting to see a piece of great art, as opposed to yet another book shop or fast food restaurant. Those are the only other entities breaking up the monotony between the identical gates.
Monotony is the awful reward of the careful.
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