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monotony

mo·no·tony

UK/məˈnɒtəni/ US/məˈnɑtəni/ uncommon

noun

1.

the quality of wearisome constancy and lack of variety

  • “he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work”
  • “he hated the sameness of the food the college served”
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Origin

From French monotonie, from Late Latin monotonia, from Ancient Greek μονοτονία (monotonía, “sameness of tone, monotony”).

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