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English adjective: monotone

1. monotone of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value


Synonymsmonotonic


Similardecreasing monotonic, increasing monotonic


Domain categorymath, mathematics, maths


Antonymsnonmonotonic

2. monotone sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch


SamplesThe owl's faint monotonous hooting.


Synonymsflat, monotonic, monotonous


Similarunmodulated


Antonymsmodulated


English noun: monotone

1. monotone (communication) an unchanging intonation


Synonymsdrone, droning


Broader (hypernym)intonation, modulation, pitch contour

2. monotone (communication) a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)


Broader (hypernym)musical note, note, tone









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