Monotonous

/məˈnɒtə.nəs/

Meaning & Definition

adjective

Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

The teacher's monotonous lecture made it hard for the students to stay awake.

Having a very similar tone or pitch; lacking in variation.

His monotonous voice made it difficult to engage with his storytelling.

Continuously repetitive in nature; lacking excitement.

The monotonous routine of her job made her search for new challenges.

Characterized by a lack of change or variety.

The landscape was monotonous, with nothing but flat fields stretching for miles.

From Greek 'monos' meaning 'single' + 'tonous' from 'tonos' meaning 'tone'.

monotonous task

A job or duty that is boring and repetitive.

monotonous routine

A daily schedule that lacks variety and excitement.

monotony

The state of being monotonous; a lack of variety.

monotone

A continuous or unchanging tone or sound.

Same old, same old

Every meeting feels like the same old, same old.

Yawn fest

The presentation was a total yawn fest, everyone was falling asleep.