monotonous

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.