Meaning & Definition of Monotone in English
English⟶
Monotone
/mɑnətoʊn/
noun
1. An unchanging intonation
synonym:
- monotone,
- drone,
- droning
2. A single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)
synonym:
- monotone
adjective
1. Of a sequence or function
- Consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value
synonym:
- monotonic,
- monotone
2. Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
- "The owl's faint monotonous hooting"
synonym:
- flat,
- monotone,
- monotonic,
- monotonous