monotone
A single unvaried tone of speech or a soundA single unvaried tone of speech or a sound.
» He read the poem in a monotone.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound.
When Tima felt like her parents were treating her like a servant, she would speak in monotone and act as though she were a robot.
a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)
(countable, uncountable)A piece of writing in one strain throughout.
Examples
7 sentencesHe read the poem in a monotone.
Tom gave the speech in a completely monotone voice.
Paul said that in a very monotone and slow voice.
Daniel was reading the words in a monotone voice like a robot.
If this is not satisfied, we cannot say that the function is monotone increasing.
deWenn diese Bedingung nicht erfüllt ist, können wir nicht davon ausgehen, dass die Funktion monoton steigend ist. — christian42
Origin
From the post-Classical Latin monotonus (“unvarying in tone”) or its etymon the Ancient GrFrom the post-Classical Latin monotonus (“unvarying in tone”) or its etymon the Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos, “steady”, “unwavering”); compare cognate adjectives, namely the French monotone, the German monoton, the Italian monotono, and the Spanish monótono, as well as the slightly earlier English noun monotony and adjective monotonical.
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Forms
plural: monotonesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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