monotonously

UK: /məˈnɒtənəslɪ/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mo•not•o•nous /məˈnɑtənəs/   adj. 

1. lacking in variety:
   a boring, monotonous job.
2. said in one unchanging tone.

mo•not•o•nous•ly, adv. 
mo•not•o•nous•ness, mo•not•o•ny /məˈnɑtəni/  n. 

[uncountable] a life of monotony.

See -ton-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mo•not•o•nous  (mə not′n əs), adj. 

1. lacking in variety;
   tediously unvarying:
   the monotonous flat scenery.
2. characterizing a sound continuing on one note.
3. having very little inflection;
   limited to a narrow pitch range.

• Late Greek monótonos. See mono-, tone, -ous
• 1770–80

mo•not′o•nous•ly, adv. 
mo•not′o•nous•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. tedious, humdrum, boring, dull.