单词	monotonousness
释义	monotonous adjective mo·​not·​o·​nous mə-ˈnä-tə-nəs  -ˈnät-nəs 1 : uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone : marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity 2 : tediously uniform or unvarying monotonously adverb monotonousness noun Synonyms arid boring colorless drab dreary drudging dry dull dusty flat heavy ho-hum humdrum jading jejune leaden mind-numbing monochromatic numbing old pedestrian ponderous slow stale stodgy stuffy stupid tame tedious tiresome tiring uninteresting wearisome weary wearying See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Altogether, millions of mostly obscure entries in the public record offer details of a forced labor system of monotonous enormity. Douglas A. Blackmon, Slavery By Another Name, 2008 At times, the grayness of the place was consumed by its own monotonous noise, of bars clanging, of inmates being led through the corridors, of guards yelling out orders … Benjamin Weiser, New York Times Magazine, 6 Aug. 2000 The monotonous chant of the indoctrinated, ideologically armored from head to foot … Philip Roth, American Pastoral, 1997 The crickets stridulated their everlasting monotonous meaningful note. John Updike, The Witches of Eastwick, 1984 the lecturer's monotonous delivery threatened to put us to sleep Recent Examples on the Web In between their existential crises about life, death, and everything in between, their monotonous tasks continue. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2022 Below us, though, there was only water and trees, a monotonous backdrop of dark blue and lighter green. Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2022 And writing about that week after week after week is monotonous and beating a dead horse. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 Like so much of the familiar-sounding music of The Village People’s catalog, the show was monotonous. Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2022 Prisoners have been shunted into monotonous, backbreaking and often dangerous work, while injuries and lawsuits mounted. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2022 After visits from the governor and First Lady, towns recovering from a natural disaster face a grueling, monotonous, years-long effort of cleanup, recovery and rebuilding outside the spotlight. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 24 June 2022 The key difference is that a degree will enable Alonso to secure a higher-paying position and avoid the monotonous, backbreaking work of pruning vines, thinning shoots and picking grapes. Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 July 2022 In other words, to take on small, monotonous tasks below your pay grade in an effort to protect your team’s time. Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Greek monotonos, from mon- + tonos tone First Known Use 1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition monotonous adjective mo·​not·​o·​nous mə-ˈnä-tə-nəs  : boring from always being the same a monotonous task monotonousness noun as in boredom a tedious lack of variety detested the mind-numbing monotonousness of the task but knew that it had to be done Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance boredom monotony monotone humdrum sameness uniformity tiresomeness wearisomeness dullness ennui tedium drabness tediousness restlessness weariness dulness blahs Antonyms & Near Antonyms variety diversity variability variation multiplicity involvement interest absorption engagement excitement stimulation fascination intrigue grip animation engrossment enlivenment enthrallment invigoration See More
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