Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monotonous

/məˈnɑtənəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: mo-no-ton-ous
IPA: /məˈnɑtənəs/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an unvarying pitch or tone.

adj

Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety.

Example Sentences

""But my daughter—but the Lady Eveline"—said the Fleming, with some slight change in his monotonous voice, which seemed to express doubt and perplexity—"You are cruel conquerors, and—""
"[L]istening for a moment, she heard the monotonous and heavy tread of the soldier echoing through the passage."

Etymology

Etymology tree English monotone Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English monotonous From monotone + -ous.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məˈnɑtənəs/
British English: /məˈnɒtənəs/

Inflected Forms

more monotonous (comparative) most monotonous (superlative)

Derived Forms

monotonously monotonousness nonmonotonous unmonotonous

Frequently Paired Words

monotone monotony

Synonyms

level monotone monotonic samely routine habitual monotonous perennial recurrent recurring repeating repetitional

Antonyms

various

Questions

How do you pronounce monotonous?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈnɑtənəs/.
What does monotonous mean?: Having an unvarying pitch or tone.
Where does monotonous come from?: Etymology tree English monotone Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English monotonous From monotone + -ous.

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