monotone
IPA: mˈɑnʌtoʊn
noun
- A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound.
- A piece of writing in one strain throughout.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To speak in a monotone.
adjective
- (of speech or a sound) Having a single unvaried pitch.
- (mathematics) Being, or having the salient properties of, a monotone function.
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Examples of "monotone" in Sentences
- She gazed absently at the wall and sang in monotone.
- It features Kareem Abdul Jabbar jabbering in monotone about the dangers of strangers, among things.
- Everyone’s favorite caustic, raspy monotone is back for more science fiction-fantasy-mystery hybrid goodness.
- Synopsis: An chiaroscurist - an artist who specializes in monotone pictures which highlight might and shadow - sculpts the face of god in a monastery.
- Next, Henderson changes her mind about what sort of book cover she’s looking for: she doesn’t want a single title, but a * series* of books with images in monotone like Hamilton’s.
- Most of the travel has been in monotone "Seed", but the tempo has been the profit-motive, except those years such as 1944/45/46 when I tried to do my part in the role of UNRRA's European Seed Co-Ordinator.
- Barbara Wersba's review topped the Times's page, headlined "One of the most moving books ever written for children ..." and below followed June Jordan's: ".... or just another horror story told in monotone?"
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