MONOTONY

monotony

(noun) constancy of tone or pitch or inflection

monotony, humdrum, sameness

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

monotony (plural monotonies)

Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.

(mathematics) The property of a monotonic function.

The quality of having an unvarying tone or pitch.

Synonyms

• (tedium): boredom, sameness; see also tedium

Antonyms

• polytony

Anagrams

• ontonomy

Source: Wiktionary

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Mo*not"o*ny, n. Etym: [Gr. monotonie. See Monotonius.]

1. A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing.

2. Any irksome sameness, or want of variety. At sea, everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. W. Irving.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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