Synonyms for monotonous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : muh-not-n-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : məˈnɒt n əs |
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Définition of monotonous
Origin :- 1750, of sound, from Greek monotonos "of one tone" (see monotony). Transferred and figurative use, "lacking in variety, uninteresting," is from 1783. Related: Monotonously.
- adj all the same, remaining the same
- This flash of gold is the only brightness in the place, otherwise dull and monotonous.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- That is why his face was so smooth and cold, his eyes so dull and his voice so monotonous.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- He climbed up to his old perch and resumed his monotonous whining: Wah!
- Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
- All other sounds were dominated by the monotonous shouts of the gondoliers.
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- To lead a life as monotonous as mine has been during many years, is not the way to forget.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- As the Doctor remarked to his companion, it looked like some vast, monotonous desert.
- Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
- Let her go abroad with her monotonous voice and her funereal fantasies!
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Nothing can be natural which is monotonous; nothing true which only tells one story.
- Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
- Not a sound came from outside save the monotonous plashing of the rain.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- The words were spoken in a low, monotonous voice, as if they were a lesson.
- Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd
Antonyms for monotonous
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