What does monotonous mean?

monotonous means "tediously repetitious or lacking in variety". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in monotonous?

monotonous has 4 syllables: mo-no-to-nous. The stress falls on "no". In IPA it is /məˈnɑtənəs/.

What is another word for monotonous?

Close synonyms include humdrum, flat, monotone, monotonic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is monotonous a common word?

monotonous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

monotonous — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
“a humdrum existence; all work and no play”
“nothing is so monotonous as the sea”
Synonymshumdrum
Similardull
2.
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
“the owl's faint monotonous hooting”
Synonymsflat monotone monotonic
Similarunmodulated

Questions about monotonous

What does monotonous mean?: monotonous means "tediously repetitious or lacking in variety". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in monotonous?: monotonous has 4 syllables: mo-no-to-nous. The stress falls on "no". In IPA it is /məˈnɑtənəs/.
What is another word for monotonous?: Close synonyms include humdrum, flat, monotone, monotonic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is monotonous a common word?: monotonous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for monotonous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
“a humdrum existence; all work and no play”
“nothing is so monotonous as the sea”
Synonymshumdrum
Similardull
2.
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
“the owl's faint monotonous hooting”
Synonymsflat monotone monotonic
Similarunmodulated

Questions about monotonous

What does monotonous mean?: monotonous means "tediously repetitious or lacking in variety". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in monotonous?: monotonous has 4 syllables: mo-no-to-nous. The stress falls on "no". In IPA it is /məˈnɑtənəs/.
What is another word for monotonous?: Close synonyms include humdrum, flat, monotone, monotonic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is monotonous a common word?: monotonous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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