Sameness or uniformity of tone
1monotone — n. 1. Single tone, unvaried sound. 2. Sameness or uniformity of tone, monotony …
2monotony — [mə nät′ n ē] n. [Fr monotonie < Gr monotonia: see MONOTONOUS] 1. sameness of tone or pitch, or continuance of the same tone without variation 2. lack of variation or variety 3. tiresome sameness or uniformity …
3monotone — n drone, uniformity of tone, sameness of intonation or style; singsong, cant, chant; buzz, whirr, hum …
4linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… …
5monotony — Synonyms and related words: AF, alliteration, assonance, audio frequency, boredom, broken record, ceaselessness, chime, clockwork regularity, consecutiveness, constancy, constant flow, continualness, continuity, continuousness, daily round,… …
6Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher — (pronounced|ˈʃlaɪɐmaxɐ) (November 21, 1768 ndash; February 12, 1834) was a German theologian and philosopher known for his impressive attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional Protestant orthodoxy. He was also… …
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9Monotony — Mo*not o*ny, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. monotonie. See {Monotonius}.] 1. A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing. [1913 Webster] 2. Any irksome sameness, or want of… …
10monotony — /meuh not n ee/, n. 1. wearisome uniformity or lack of variety, as in occupation or scenery. 2. the continuance of an unvarying sound; monotone. 3. sameness of tone or pitch, as in speaking. [1700 10; < LGk monotonía, equiv. to monóton(os)… …
