monotonous
/məˈnɒtənəs/adjective
उच्चारण मनॉटनस
नीरस, एकरस, उबाऊ
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never changing and therefore boring
नीरस, एकरस, उबाऊ
- a monotonous voice
- the monotonous work of packing boxes all day
- The monotonous hum of the fan made me sleepy.
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- Copying names all day is monotonous work.
- The long drive across the plain was monotonous.
Synonyms dull boring repetitive
Opposite varied interesting lively
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
monotonous + noun / be monotonous
Use it for something that never changes, so it bores you. It can describe work, voices, food, music and routines.
जो कभी नहीं बदलता और इसलिए ऊब पैदा करता है, उसके लिए 'monotonous' आता है; काम, आवाज़, खाना, संगीत सबके लिए।
- The teacher's monotonous voice made the class sleepy.
- Assembly-line work can be monotonous.
it is monotonous to-infinitive / -ing
Say what is boring with a to-infinitive or an -ing form as the subject.
क्या ऊबाऊ है, यह बताने के लिए to-infinitive या -ing रूप आ सकता है।
- It is monotonous to eat the same meal every day.
- Copying names all day is monotonous.
monotony (noun) / monotonously (adverb)
'Monotony' is the noun; 'break the monotony' is a common phrase. 'Monotonously' describes the manner of acting.
'Monotony' noun है और 'break the monotony' आम phrase है; 'monotonously' क्रिया करने का ढंग बताता है।
- A short trip broke the monotony of his routine.
- The fan hummed monotonously all night.
monotonous vs boring vs tedious vs repetitive
'Monotonous' stresses sameness, 'tedious' stresses long and tiring work, and 'boring' is the general word. 'Repetitive' only says that something repeats.
'Monotonous' एकरसता पर, 'tedious' लंबे थकाऊ काम पर और 'boring' सामान्य ऊब पर ज़ोर देता है; 'repetitive' केवल दोहराव बताता है।
- Filling forms is tedious, but eating the same food daily is monotonous.
+Collocations 4
monotonous + noun
voiceroutineworkdietjourneytone
- The monotonous journey across the desert lasted a day.
adverb + monotonous
ratherextremelyincreasinglydull andpainfully
- The lessons became increasingly monotonous.
verb + monotonous
find sthbecomesoundseemgrow
- He found the clerk's job monotonous.
monotony collocations
break the monotonyrelieve the monotonythe monotony of lifedull monotony
- We played antakshari to break the monotony of the long journey.
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- The rain drummed monotonously on the tin roof.
बारिश टिन की छत पर एक ही लय में बजती रही।
- Radhika found the routine at the call centre monotonous.
राधिका को कॉल सेंटर की दिनचर्या एकरस लगी।
- The speaker's monotonous tone put the audience to sleep.
वक्ता के एकस्वर लहज़े ने श्रोताओं को सुला दिया।
- A change of scene will relieve the monotony of the village life.
दृश्य परिवर्तन ग्रामीण जीवन की एकरसता को दूर करेगा।
- Eating only dal and rice becomes monotonous after a while.
केवल दाल-चावल खाना कुछ समय बाद ऊबाऊ हो जाता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The lecture was monotonic.
✓ The lecture was monotonous.
'Monotonic' is a technical word from mathematics; 'monotonous' means boring.
'Monotonic' गणित का तकनीकी शब्द है; ऊबाऊ के लिए 'monotonous' चाहिए।
✗ The monotonous of the work tired him.
✓ The monotony of the work tired him.
After 'the' a noun is needed, so use 'monotony', not the adjective.
'The' के बाद noun चाहिए, इसलिए adjective की जगह 'monotony' लिखें।
✗ The monotony voice put him to sleep.
✓ The monotonous voice put him to sleep.
An adjective is needed before the noun; 'monotony' is a noun.
Noun से पहले adjective चाहिए; 'monotony' noun है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
⌂Word origin and word building
Mono- means one: monologue, monopoly.
Mono- का अर्थ एक है, जैसे monologue और monopoly में।