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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Climbers add dimension and vertical movement to the garden, breaking up the monotony of fence lines.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
In any event, you’re being encouraged to take a step back from the monotony and tune into your innermost feelings.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
But the ones who stick with it and push through the monotony are the ones who become great.
—Wilson Luna, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Alex Bregman’s home run off the Pesky Pole, and Trevor Story reaching on an error by Fried briefly broke up the monotony in the fifth.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
In any event, you’re being encouraged to take a step back from the monotony and tune into your innermost feelings.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
But the ones who stick with it and push through the monotony are the ones who become great.
—Wilson Luna, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Alex Bregman’s home run off the Pesky Pole, and Trevor Story reaching on an error by Fried briefly broke up the monotony in the fifth.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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 24 Sep. 2025.
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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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