monotony
/məˈnɒtəni/noun
उच्चारण मनॉटनी
एकरसता, नीरसता, एकरूपता
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boring lack of variety
एकरसता, नीरसता, एकरूपता
- the monotony of the daily routine
- Music breaks the monotony of the long journey.
- The monotony of the desert road made the drivers sleepy.
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- She broke the monotony of study with a walk in the garden.
- Factory work can be full of monotony.
Synonyms tedium dullness boredom sameness repetitiveness
Opposite variety diversity excitement interest
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
mo·not·o·ny
With -noto- (not 'monotomy' or 'monatony'); the adjective monotonous.
बीच में -noto- ('monotomy' या 'monatony' गलत है); adjective monotonous।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Break the monotony, the monotony of life.
Collocations: break the monotony (उबाऊपन को तोड़ना), the monotony of life (जीवन की एकरसता, यानी हर दिन एक जैसा चलना)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Mono- means one, tonos means tone: a single tone is boring.
Mono- का अर्थ एक, tonos का अर्थ स्वर: एक ही स्वर उबाऊ होता है।
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One-word substitution
Speaking in a single unchanging tone is a monotone.
एक ही अपरिवर्तित स्वर में बोलना monotone।