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mo·not·o·nous
(mə-nŏt′n-əs)adj.
1. Sounded or spoken in an unvarying tone: a monotonous droning voice.
2. Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety. See Synonyms at boring.
[From Greek monotonos : mono-, mono- + tonos, tone; see tone.]
mo·not′o·nous·ly adv.
mo·not′o·nous·ness n.
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monotonous
(məˈnɒtənəs)adj
1. dull and tedious, esp because of repetition
2. unvarying in pitch or cadence
moˈnotonously adv
moˈnotonousness n
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mo•not•o•nous
(məˈnɒt n əs)adj.
1. lacking in variety; tediously unvarying.
2. sounded or uttered in one unvarying tone.
mo•not′o•nous•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | monotonous - tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea" dull - lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods" |
2. | monotonous - sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; "the owl's faint monotonous hooting" unmodulated - characterized by lack of variation in pitch, tone, or volume; "he lectured in an unmodulated voice edged with hysteria" |
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monotonous
adjective
1. tedious, boring, dull, repetitive, uniform, all the same, plodding, tiresome, humdrum, unchanging, colourless, mind-numbing, soporific, ho-hum (informal), repetitious, wearisome, samey (informal), unvaried It's monotonous work, like most factory jobs.
tedious interesting, exciting, entertaining, stimulating, lively, enjoyable, exhilarating, enthralling
tedious interesting, exciting, entertaining, stimulating, lively, enjoyable, exhilarating, enthralling
2. toneless, flat, uniform, droning, unchanging, uninflected a monotonous voice
toneless sexy (informal), animated
toneless sexy (informal), animated
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monotonous
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Translations
رَتيب، على وَتيرَةٍ واحِدَهمُـمِلٌّ
monotónníjednotvárný
monotonensformig
yksitoikkoinenmonotoninen
monoton
monotonegyhangú
eintóna; tilbreytingarlaus
単調な
단조로운
monotonijamonotoniškaimonotoniškas
monotons, vienmuļš
enoličen
monoton
น่าเบื่อหน่ายเพราะซ้ำซาก
đơn điệu
monotonous
[məˈnɒtənəs] ADJ → monótonohe gets drunk with monotonous regularity → se emborracha con indefectible regularidad
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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monotonous
adj (lit, fig) → eintönig, monoton; with monotonous regularity → regelmäßig; it’s getting monotonous → es wird allmählich langweilig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
monotonous
[məˈnɒtənəs] adj → monotono/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
monotonous
(məˈnotənəs) adjective lacking in variety; dull. a monotonous piece of music.
moˈnotonously adverbmoˈnotony noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
monotonous
→ مُـمِلٌّ monotónní monoton monoton μονότονος monótono yksitoikkoinen monotone monoton monotono 単調な 단조로운 monotoon monoton monotonny monótono монотонный monoton น่าเบื่อหน่ายเพราะซ้ำซาก tekdüze đơn điệu 单调的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
monotonous
a. monótono-a.
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