Word of the Day: MONOTONY

How boring

monotony (noun) - wearisome routine as a result of lack of variety; unvarying tone, pitch, or color [muh-not-n-ee]

BREAKDOWN: MONO- (single) + TON- (tone) + -Y (state)

• monotonous means unvarying, lacking in variety, or remaining the same; tedious

• monotone describes sameness or uniformity of tone, pitch, or color, often to boring effect

SEE ALSO: monolithic

“The secret to happiness is to find a congenial monotony.” —Sean O'Casey