Monotony - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |məˈnɑːtənɪ|  American pronunciation of the word monotony
Brit.  |məˈnɒt(ə)nɪ|  British pronunciation of the word monotony

noun

- the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety (syn: humdrum, sameness)
he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work
- constancy of tone or pitch or inflection

Extra examples

She hated the monotony of the job.

The brief storm was a relief from the monotony of the hot summer afternoon.

She wanted to escape the monotony of her everyday life.

He suggested a card game to relieve the monotony of the journey.

...the use of graphics in the text of the dictionary helps to break up the visual monotony of the page...

We took turns driving, in order to try and break the monotony.

His marriage had brought a slight mitigation of the monotony of his existence.

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