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monotonousness

/məˈnɑtənəsnəs/ noun

The property of being monotonous.

Word Origin From Greek 'mono-' 'one' and 'tonos' 'tone' — monotonous means having one tone, unvarying. Monotonousness is the state of being monotonous. The root tonos gives us tone, tonic, and intonation. Mono- appears in monologue (one speech), monopoly (one seller), and monochrome (one color). So monotonousness is literally 'one-tone-ness'.

noun The property of being monotonous. countable

The monotonousness of the factory work made the days feel endless.

(名词) 单调；乏味；枯燥

工厂工作的单调乏味让日子感觉永无止境。

(sustantivo) La propiedad de ser monótono.

La monotonía del trabajo en la fábrica hacía que los días parecieran interminables.

(nom) monotonie; uniformité; répétitivité [Caractère de ce qui est monotone ; uniformité ennuyeuse.]

La monotonie du travail à l'usine rendait les journées interminables.

(Substantiv) Eintönigkeit; Monotonie [Die Eigenschaft, eintönig, langweilig oder ohne Abwechslung zu sein.]

Die **monotonousness** der Fabrikarbeit ließ die Tage endlos erscheinen.

(名詞) 単調である性質。

工場での作業の単調さは、日々を終わりのないように感じさせた。

(substantivo) monotonia; tédio; uniformidade [A propriedade de ser monótono.]

A monotonia do trabalho na fábrica fazia os dias parecerem intermináveis.

Synonyms: monotony tedium dullness repetitiveness sameness uniformity flatness boredom Antonyms: variety diversity excitement interest

Related words

monotone monotony monk monastic monism tonic tonal atonal intonation

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