US /məˈnɑtənəs/ UK /məˈnɒtənəs/
adj Freq #26226

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Boring because it never changes or has any variety.

    He grew tired of the monotonous routine of his office job.

  2. 2
    adj

    Spoken or sounded in a dull, unchanging tone.

    The teacher's monotonous voice nearly put the class to sleep.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · boring because it never... humdrumirksome
2 adj · spoken or sounded in a... flatmonotone
Word family
Derived forms monotonouslymonotonousnessnonmonotonousunmonotonous
Related forms monotonemonotony

Etymology

From monotone + -ous.

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