Monotony vs. Monotonous

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  • Monotony (noun)

    Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.

  • Monotony (noun)

    The property of a monotonic function.

  • Monotony (noun)

    The quality of having an unvarying tone or pitch.

  • Monotonous (adjective)

    Having an unvarying tone or pitch.

  • Monotonous (adjective)

    Tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety.

Wiktionary
  • Monotony (noun)

    lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine

    “you can become resigned to the monotony of captivity”

  • Monotony (noun)

    sameness of pitch or tone in a sound or utterance

    “depression flattens the voice almost to monotony”

Oxford Dictionary

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