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monotonous
What does monotonous mean?
monotonous (adjective): tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use monotonous in a sentence?
- Nothing is so monotonous as the sea. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce monotonous?
/məˈnɑtənəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does monotonous come from?
From monotone + -ous.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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