Sekirov Dictionary

monotone

UK /ˈmɒn.ə.təʊn/US /ˈmɑ.nə.toʊn/

adjective 3
noun 2
verb 1
forms 5

adjective3

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Having a single unvaried pitch.
- The prominence of the syllables is more monotone than in English, the intonation of the latter having a larger variation of stressed and unstressed syllables. — 1940
Synonym of monochrome.
Of a function: that is always nonincreasing or nondecreasing on an interval.

noun2

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A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound.
- When Tima felt like her parents were treating her like a servant, she would speak in monotone and act as though she were a robot.
A piece of writing in one strain throughout.

verb1

To speak in a monotone.

forms

monotoned · monotoning · monotones · more monotone · most monotone

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