monotonous
31monotonous — mo•not•o•nous [[t]məˈnɒt n əs[/t]] adj. 1) lacking in variety; tediously unvarying 2) sounded or uttered in one unvarying tone • Etymology: 1770–80; < LGk monótonos. See mono , tone, ous mo•not′o•nous•ly, adv …
32monotonous — /məˈnɒtənəs / (say muh notuhnuhs) adjective 1. unvarying in any respect, lacking in variety, or tiresomely uniform. 2. characterising a sound continuing on one note. 3. having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range. {monotone +… …
33monotonous — Manakā …
34monotonous — adj. 1 lacking in variety; tedious through sameness. 2 (of a sound or utterance) without variation in tone or pitch. Derivatives: monotonize v.tr. (also ise). monotonously adv. monotonousness n …
35monotony, monotonous — Monotony is the state or quality of unpleasantly lacking variety. Also see homogeneity, interesting, obsession, pattern, and unity …
36Monotonously — Monotonous Mo*not o*nous, a. [Gr. ?; mo nos alone, single + ? tone. See {Tone}.] Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome. {Mo*not o*nous*ly}, adv. {Mo*not… …
37Monotonousness — Monotonous Mo*not o*nous, a. [Gr. ?; mo nos alone, single + ? tone. See {Tone}.] Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome. {Mo*not o*nous*ly}, adv. {Mo*not… …
38monotonously — monotonous ► ADJECTIVE 1) tedious because repetitious. 2) without variation of tone or pitch. DERIVATIVES monotonously adverb monotony noun …
39monotony — monotonous ► ADJECTIVE 1) tedious because repetitious. 2) without variation of tone or pitch. DERIVATIVES monotonously adverb monotony noun …
40drone — drone1 dronish, adj. /drohn/, n. 1. the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey. See illus. under bee. 2. a remote control mechanism, as a radio controlled airplane or boat. 3. a person who lives on the labor of others; …
