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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Farmworkers often carried transistor radios with them to ease the monotony of their work.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Break the monotony of performing the same duties and responsibilities by bravely taking on new ones.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
It’s meant to free participants from the monotony and humiliation of wage work.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
This simple exercise breaks through the monotony and makes the lesson stick.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Break the monotony of performing the same duties and responsibilities by bravely taking on new ones.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
It’s meant to free participants from the monotony and humiliation of wage work.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
This simple exercise breaks through the monotony and makes the lesson stick.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Monotony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monotony. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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