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English Dictionary: monotonous by the DICT Development Group
2 results for monotonous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
monotonous
adj
  1. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"
    Synonym(s): humdrum, monotonous
  2. sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; "the owl's faint monotonous hooting"
    Synonym(s): flat, monotone, monotonic, monotonous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Monotonous \Mo*not"o*nous\, a. [Gr. [?]; mo`nos alone, single +
      [?] tone. See {Tone}.]
      Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull
      uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or
      variety; wearisome. -- {Mo*not"o*nous*ly}, adv. --
      {Mo*not"o*nous*ness}, n.
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