monotonenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈmɒn.ə.təʊn/us/ˈmɑː.nə.toʊn/a sound that stays on the same note without going higher or lower:
disapproving He spoke in a boring monotone.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Ways of speaking
- accent
- accentuate
- aitch
- asperity
- BBC English
- cut glass
- dialect
- get your tongue around/round sth idiom
- intone
- lenis
- modulate
- plummy
- pragmatics
- singsong
- soft-spoken
- sotto voce
- speech therapy
- spoken
- stumble
- trip off the tongue idiom
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