monotony C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /məˈnɑtəni/ UK /məˈnɒtəni/ See IPA manual Freq #33928 Meanings 1 noun The dull sameness that comes from doing the same thing over and over with no variety. She took up painting to break the monotony of her daily routine. 2 noun A dull, unchanging tone or pitch. The monotony of his voice made the speech hard to follow. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the dull sameness that... boredomtedium More sameness ↔ Opposites polytony Word family Derived forms monotonemonotonistmonotonous Etymology AI details From French monotonie, from Late Latin monotonia, from Ancient Greek μονοτονία (monotonía, “sameness of tone, monotony”). Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # monotony **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /məˈnɑtəni/ **IPA (UK):** /məˈnɒtəni/ **Frequency rank:** 33928 ## Meanings 1. The dull sameness that comes from doing the same thing over and over with no variety. 2. A dull, unchanging tone or pitch. ## Examples - She took up painting to break the monotony of her daily routine. - The monotony of his voice made the speech hard to follow. ## Synonyms - sameness - tedium ## Antonyms - polytony ## Derived Forms - monotone - monotonist - monotonous ## Etymology From French monotonie, from Late Latin monotonia, from Ancient Greek μονοτονία (monotonía, “sameness of tone, monotony”). ## AI Etymology Monotony is from French monotonie, from Late Latin monotonia, from Ancient Greek μονοτονία (monotonía, “sameness of tone, monotony”). In present-day use, it can mean the dull sameness that comes from doing the same thing over and over with no variety, or a dull, unchanging tone or pitch. Derived formations include monotone, monotonist, and monotonous. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown