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Having an unvarying pitch or tone.
Synonyms: level, monotone, monotonic
- 1825 June 22, [Walter Scott], chapter V, in Tales of the Crusaders. […], volume I (The Betrothed), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 95:
  "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—"
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Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety.
Synonyms: samely, routine; see also Thesaurus:repetitive, Thesaurus:steady, Thesaurus:wearisome

Antonym: various
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 49:
  [L]istening for a moment, she heard the monotonous and heavy tread of the soldier echoing through the passage.
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having an unvarying tone or pitch

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Bulgarian: монотонен (bg) (monotonen)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#MONOTONOUS, еднообразен (bg) (ednoobrazen)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#MONOTONOUS
Catalan: monòton (ca)Category:Terms with Catalan translations#MONOTONOUS
Czech: monotónní (cs)Category:Terms with Czech translations#MONOTONOUS
Danish: enstonigCategory:Terms with Danish translations#MONOTONOUS, monoton (da)Category:Terms with Danish translations#MONOTONOUS
Dutch: monotoon (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#MONOTONOUS, eentonig (nl)Category:Terms with Dutch translations#MONOTONOUS
Esperanto: unutonaCategory:Terms with Esperanto translations#MONOTONOUS
Finnish: yksitoikkoinen (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#MONOTONOUS, monotoninen (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#MONOTONOUS
Galician: monótonoCategory:Terms with Galician translations#MONOTONOUS
German: monoton (de)Category:Terms with German translations#MONOTONOUS
Greek: μονότονος (el) (monótonos)Category:Terms with Greek translations#MONOTONOUS
Ancient Greek: μονότονος (monótonos)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#MONOTONOUS
Hebrew: מונוטוני (he) (monotóni)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#MONOTONOUS
Hungarian: egyhangú (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#MONOTONOUS, monoton (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#MONOTONOUS
Irish: (of speech) aontonachCategory:Terms with Irish translations#MONOTONOUS
Italian: monocorde (it)Category:Terms with Italian translations#MONOTONOUS
Japanese: 単調な (ja) (tanchō na)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#MONOTONOUS
Macedonian: мо́нотон (mónoton)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#MONOTONOUS, едноо́бразен (ednoóbrazen)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#MONOTONOUS, едно́личен (ednóličen)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#MONOTONOUS, е́днолик (édnolik)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#MONOTONOUS
Polish: monotonny (pl)Category:Terms with Polish translations#MONOTONOUS
Portuguese: monótono (pt)Category:Terms with Portuguese translations#MONOTONOUS
Russian: моното́нный (ru) (monotónnyj)Category:Terms with Russian translations#MONOTONOUS, однозву́чный (ru) (odnozvúčnyj)Category:Terms with Russian translations#MONOTONOUS, одното́нный (ru) (odnotónnyj)Category:Terms with Russian translations#MONOTONOUS
Scottish Gaelic: aon-ghuthachCategory:Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations#MONOTONOUS
Spanish: monótono (es)Category:Terms with Spanish translations#MONOTONOUS
Swedish: entonig (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#MONOTONOUS, monoton (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#MONOTONOUS
Turkish: tekdüze (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#MONOTONOUS

tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety

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Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 单调 (zh) (dāndiào)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#MONOTONOUSCategory:Terms with Mandarin translations#MONOTONOUS Category:Requests for review of Mandarin translations#MONOTONOUS
French: ^{(please verify)} monotone (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#MONOTONOUS Category:Requests for review of French translations#MONOTONOUS, ^{(please verify)} ennuyeux (fr)Category:Terms with French translations#MONOTONOUS Category:Requests for review of French translations#MONOTONOUS
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 단조로운 (danjoroun)Category:Terms with Korean translations#MONOTONOUS Category:Requests for review of Korean translations#MONOTONOUS
Latin: ^{(please verify)} monotonusCategory:Terms with Latin translations#MONOTONOUS Category:Requests for review of Latin translations#MONOTONOUS
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} monoton (sv)Category:Terms with Swedish translations#MONOTONOUS Category:Requests for review of Swedish translations#MONOTONOUS

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