monotone

/'mɔnətoun/

Thân thiện

The teacher spoke in a monotone during the long lecture.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch: Describes a sound, voice, or speech that lacks variation in pitch or inflection.
   • Consistently increasing and never decreasing, or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value: A mathematical term describing a sequence or function that moves in only one direction (always up or always down).

2. Noun:

   • A single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms: A sound or note that is repeated without change, especially in certain types of recitation or music.
   • An unchanging intonation: A manner of speaking in which the pitch of the voice remains flat and level.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The teacher's monotone voice made the lecture difficult to follow.
  • The function f(x) = 2x is a monotone increasing function.

• Noun:

  • He recited the poem in a dull monotone.
  • The chant was a simple monotone repeated throughout the ceremony.

Advanced Usage

• "In a monotone": This is the most common adverbial phrase, describing the manner of speaking or reading.

  • She delivered the entire report in a monotone, never changing her pitch.

• "Monotone sequence": A specific term in mathematics for a sequence that is either entirely non-increasing or non-decreasing.

  • The sequence 1, 2, 3, 4... is a classic example of a monotone sequence.

Variants and Related Words

• Monotonous (adjective): Lacking in variety; tediously unvarying. (This is the more common adjective for describing boring, repetitive sounds or activities).

  • The monotonous hum of the engine put him to sleep.

• Monotony (noun): Lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine.

  • He hated the monotony of his daily commute.

Synonyms

• Adjective (for sound): Flat, toneless, uninflected, droning.
• Adjective (mathematical): Monotonic, consistently increasing/decreasing.
• Noun: Drone, chant, single pitch.

Antonyms

• Adjective (for sound): Melodious, varied, inflected, expressive.
• Adjective (mathematical): Non-monotonic, oscillating.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
   • the owl's faint monotonous hooting
2. of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value

Noun

1. a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)
2. an unchanging intonation

Từ đồng nghĩa

• flat
• monotonic
• monotonous
• drone
• droning