monotony
noun
mo·not·o·ny
mə-ˈnä-tə-nē 
-ˈnät-nē
1
: tedious sameness
the monotony of the landscape
the monotony of prison life
fixing a variety of foods to avoid monotony—
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: sameness of tone or sound
the soft monotony of her voice
Examples of monotony in a Sentence
She hated the monotony of the job.
The brief storm was a relief from the monotony of the hot summer afternoon.
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That matters, especially after the sterile corporate monotony of the Napier era.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
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—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
To relieve the monotony of dining at El Rancho, the cast and crew often went out for dinner, but the options were limited.
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
Climbers add dimension and vertical movement to the garden, breaking up the monotony of fence lines.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
To relieve the monotony of dining at El Rancho, the cast and crew often went out for dinner, but the options were limited.
—Tony Lee Moral, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
There’s nothing wrong with breaking out of that monotony and having a little fun sometimes.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for monotony
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“Monotony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monotony. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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monotony
noun
mo·not·o·ny
mə-ˈnät-ᵊn-ē
-ˈnät-nē
plural monotonies
1
: sameness of tone or sound
2
: lack of variety
especially
: a lack of change that causes boredom
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