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MONOTONY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Constancy of tone or pitch or inflection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("monotony" is a kind of...):

constancy; stability (the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety

Example:

he hated the sameness of the food the college served

Synonyms:

humdrum; monotony; sameness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("monotony" is a kind of...):

unvariedness (characterized by an absence of variation)

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