Origin: Greek
prefix mono-
Monotony has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
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"
2
constancy of tone or pitch or inflection
3
Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
Example Sentences
"he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"
noun
"he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"
noun
"he hated the sameness of the food the college served"
noun
Broader Terms (hypernyms)