monotony

== English == === Etymology === From French monotonie, from Late Latin monotonia, from Ancient Greek μονοτονία (monotonía, “sameness of tone, monotony”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məˈnɒtəni/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /məˈnɑtəni/, /məˈnɑtni/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /məˈnɒtəni/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /məˈnɔtəni/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /məˈnɒtəni/, [məˈnɔ̟təni] Hyphenation: mo‧not‧o‧ny === Noun === monotony (plural monotonies) Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety. (mathematics) The property of a monotonic function. The quality of having an unvarying tone or pitch. ==== Synonyms ==== (tedium): boredom, sameness; see also Thesaurus:tedium ==== Antonyms ==== polytony ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === ontonomy