Monotony — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety

constancy of tone or pitch or inflection

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mənˈɑːtəni/

🇬🇧British English

/mənˈɒtəni/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mənˈɒtəni/

4 syllables Say it as /mənˈɑːtəni/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sameness humdrum

Parts of Speech

noun	the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety “he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work”
noun	constancy of tone or pitch or inflection

Word Forms

same

adjective

unchanged in character or nature

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Monotonie

die Qualität ermüdender Konstanz, Routine und mangelnder Abwechslung

🇫🇷French

monotonie

la qualité de la constance fastidieuse, de la routine et du manque de variété

🇪🇸Spanish

monotonía

la cualidad de la tediosa constancia, la rutina y la falta de variedad.

🇮🇹Italian

monotonia

la qualità della faticosa costanza, della routine e della mancanza di varietà

🇳🇱Dutch

eentonigheid

de kwaliteit van vermoeiende standvastigheid, routine en gebrek aan variatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

monotonia

a qualidade de constância cansativa, rotina e falta de variedade

🇷🇺Russian

монотонность

качество утомительного постоянства, рутины и отсутствия разнообразия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एकरसता

थका देने वाली निरंतरता, दिनचर्या और विविधता की कमी की गुणवत्ता

🇧🇩Bengali

একঘেয়েমি

ক্লান্তিকর স্থিরতার গুণমান, রুটিন এবং বৈচিত্র্যের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏகபோகம்

சோர்வான நிலைத்தன்மை, வழக்கமான மற்றும் பல்வேறு இல்லாமை ஆகியவற்றின் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏకాభిప్రాయం

అలసిపోయే స్థిరత్వం, రొటీన్ మరియు వైవిధ్యం లేకపోవడం యొక్క నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

नीरसपणा

कंटाळवाणा स्थिरता, दिनचर्या आणि विविधतेची कमतरता

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકવિધતા

કંટાળાજનક સ્થિરતા, નિયમિતતા અને વિવિધતાનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏಕತಾನತೆ

ದಣಿದ ಸ್ಥಿರತೆಯ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ, ದಿನಚರಿ ಮತ್ತು ವೈವಿಧ್ಯತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏകതാനത

ക്ഷീണിപ്പിക്കുന്ന സ്ഥിരത, ദിനചര്യ, വൈവിധ്യത്തിൻ്റെ അഭാവം എന്നിവയുടെ ഗുണനിലവാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕਸਾਰਤਾ

ਥਕਾਵਟ ਵਾਲੀ ਸਥਿਰਤਾ, ਰੁਟੀਨ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਭਿੰਨਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

یکجہتی

تھکا دینے والے مستقل مزاجی، معمولات اور مختلف قسم کی کمی کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

单调

令人厌烦的坚持、循规蹈矩和缺乏变化的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

単調

退屈な恒常性、日常性、多様性の欠如の質

🇰🇷Korean

단음

피곤한 지속성, 일상성, 다양성 부족의 질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đơn điệu

chất lượng của sự thường xuyên, nhàm chán và thiếu đa dạng

🇹🇭Thai

ความน่าเบื่อ

ความสม่ำเสมอที่น่าเบื่อหน่าย กิจวัตรประจำวัน และการขาดความหลากหลาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesamaan

kualitas keteguhan yang melelahkan, rutinitas, dan kurangnya variasi

🇲🇾Malay

monotoni

kualiti keteguhan, rutin, dan kekurangan variasi yang meletihkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رتابة

جودة الثبات المضني، والروتين، وقلة التنوع

🇮🇷Persian

یکنواختی

کیفیت پایداری خسته کننده، روتین و عدم تنوع

🇹🇷Turkish

monotonluk

yorucu istikrarın, rutinin ve çeşitlilik eksikliğinin kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוֹנוֹטוֹנִיוּת

איכות העמידות המייגעת, השגרה וחוסר הגיוון

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