Dictionary entries for 'monotone'

Synonyms

mon·o·tone (mŏńə-tōń)

[From Greek monotonos, monotonous; see monotonous.]

noun

A succession of sounds or words uttered in a single tone of voice.
Music
1. A single tone repeated with different words or time values, especially in a rendering of a liturgical text.
2. A chant in a single tone.
Sameness or dull repetition in sound, style, manner, or color.

Characterized by or uttered in a monotone: a monotone recitation of names.
Of or having a single color: a cat with a monotone coat.
Mathematics Designating sequences, the successive members of which either consistently increase or decrease but do not oscillate in relative value. Each member of a monotone increasing sequence is greater than or equal to the preceding member; each member of a monotone decreasing sequence is less than or equal to the preceding member.