monotony UK /məˈnɒtəni/US /məˈnɑtəni/ noun3 •Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.It matters little to trace the rapidity of the land journey, or the monotony of the sea voyage—alike unmarked by adventure. Robert Evelyn landed at Southampton,... — 1834 •The quality of having an unvarying tone or pitch. •The property of a monotonic function. formsmonotonies