English-Thai Dictionary

monotone

N การ พูด แบบ ไม่ มีเสียง สูง ต่ำ  การ ออกเสียง แบบ ไม่ มีเสียง สูง ต่ำ  kan-phu-beab-mai-me-siang-suang-tam

 

monotonic

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การเปล่ง ระดับเสียง เดียว  ซึ่ง พูด เสียง เดียว ต่อเนื่อง  monotonous kaio-kab-kan-prang-ra-beab-siang-diao

 

monotonous

ADJ น่าเบื่อหน่าย  ซ้ำซาก  จำเจ  ราบเรียบ  boring dull tiresome interesting fascinating na-buea-nai

 

monotonously

ADV อย่าง เปล่ง ระดับเสียง เดียว  incessantly regularly yang-plang-ra-dub-siang-diao

 

monotonousness

N การเปล่ง ระดับเสียง เดียว  kan-plang-ra-dub-siang-diao

 

monotony

N ความ ซ้ำซาก  ความจำ เจ  invariability likeness kwam-sam-sak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MONOTONE

n.[See Monotony. ] In rhetoric, a sameness of sound, or the utterance of successive syllables on one unvaried key, without inflection or cadence.

 

MONOTONIC

a.Monotonous. [Little used. ]

 

MONOTONOUS

a.Continued in the same tone without inflection or cadence; unvaried in tone.

 

MONOTONOUSLY

adv. With one uniform tone; without inflection of voice.

 

MONOTONY

n.[Gr. sole, and sound. ] 1. Uniformity of tone or sound; want of inflections of voice in speaking; want of cadence or modulation.
2. Uniformity; sameness.
At sea, every thing that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MONOTONE

Mon "o *tone, n. Etym: [See Monotonous, Monotony. ]

 

1. (Mus. )

 

Defn: A single unvaried tone or sound.

 

2. (Rhet.)

 

Defn: The utterance of successive syllables, words, or sentences, on one unvaried key or line of pitch.

 

MONOTONIC; MONOTONICAL

MONOTONIC; MONOTONICAL Mon `o *ton "ic, Mon `o *ton "ic *al, a.

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone; monotonous. "Monotonical declamation. " Chesterfield.

 

MONOTONIST

MONOTONIST Mo *not "o *nist, n.

 

Defn: One who talks in the same strain or on the same subject until weariness is produced. Richardson.

 

MONOTONOUS

Mo *not "o *nous, a. Etym: [Gr. Tone. ]

 

Defn: Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome. -- Mo *not "o *nous *ly, adv. -- Mo *not "o *nous *ness, n.

 

MONOTONY

Mo *not "o *ny, n. Etym: [Gr. monotonie. See Monotonius.]

 

1. A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing.

 

2. Any irksome sameness, or want of variety. At sea, everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. W. Irving.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

monotone

mon o tone |ˈmänəˌtōn ˈmɑnəˌtoʊn | ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] a continuing sound, esp. of someone's voice, that is unchanging in pitch and without intonation: he sat and answered the questions in a monotone . ▶adjective (of a voice or other sound ) unchanging in pitch; without intonation or expressiveness: his monotone reading of the two-hour report. • without vividness or variety; dull: the monotone housing developments of the big cities. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin monotonus, from late Greek monotonos.

 

monotonic

mon o ton ic |ˌmänəˈtänik ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪk | ▶adjective 1 Mathematics (of a function or quantity ) varying in such a way that it either never decreases or never increases. 2 speaking or uttered with an unchanging pitch or tone: her dour, monotonic husband. DERIVATIVES mon o ton i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb, mon o to nic i ty |ˌmänətnˈisətē |noun

 

monotonous

mo not o nous |məˈnätn -əs məˈnɑtnəs | ▶adjective dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest: the statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity. • (of a sound or utterance ) lacking in variation in tone or pitch: soon we heard a low, monotonous wailing of many voices. DERIVATIVES mo not o nous ly adverb

 

monotony

mo not o ny |məˈnätn -ē məˈnɑtni | ▶noun lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine: you can become resigned to the monotony of captivity. • sameness of pitch or tone in a sound or utterance: depression flattens the voice almost to monotony.

 

Oxford Dictionary

monotone

monotone |ˈmɒnətəʊn | ▶noun [ usu. in sing. ] a continuing sound, especially of a person's voice, that is unchanging in pitch and without intonation: he sat and answered the questions in a monotone . ▶adjective (of a voice or other sound ) unchanging in pitch; without intonation or expressiveness: his monotone reading of the two-hour report. • without colour or variety; dull: the monotone housing estates of the big cities. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin monotonus, from late Greek monotonos.

 

monotonic

mono |ton ¦ic |mɒnə (ʊ )ˈtɒnɪk | ▶adjective 1 Mathematics (of a function or quantity ) varying in such a way that it either never decreases or never increases. 2 speaking or uttered with an unchanging pitch or tone: her dour, monotonic husband. DERIVATIVES monotonically adverb, monotonicity noun

 

monotonous

mon |ot ¦on |ous |məˈnɒt (ə )nəs | ▶adjective dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest: the statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity. • (of a sound or utterance ) lacking in variation in tone or pitch: her slurred monotonous speech. DERIVATIVES monotonously adverb

 

monotony

mon |ot ¦ony |məˈnɒt (ə )ni | ▶noun [ mass noun ] lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine: you can become resigned to the monotony of captivity. • sameness of pitch or tone in a sound or utterance: depression flattens the voice almost to monotony.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

monotonous

monotonous adjective 1 a monotonous job: tedious, boring, dull, uninteresting, unexciting, wearisome, tiresome, repetitive, repetitious, unvarying, unchanging, unvaried, humdrum, ho-hum, routine, mechanical, mind-numbing, soul-destroying; colorless, featureless, dreary; informal deadly, samey, dullsville. ANTONYMS interesting. 2 a monotonous voice: toneless, flat, uninflected, soporific.

 

monotony

monotony noun 1 the monotony of everyday life: tedium, tediousness, lack of variety, dullness, boredom, repetitiveness, uniformity, routineness, wearisomeness, tiresomeness; lack of excitement, uneventfulness, dreariness, colorlessness, featurelessness; informal deadliness. 2 the monotony of her voice: tonelessness, flatness.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

monotonous

monotonous adjective 1 a monotonous job: tedious, boring, dull, uninteresting, unexciting, wearisome, tiresome, repetitive, repetitious, unvarying, unchanging, unvaried, lacking variety, without variety, humdrum, ho-hum, routine, mechanical, mind-numbing, soul-destroying, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, uneventful, unrelieved, dreary, plodding, colourless, featureless, dry as dust, uniform, monochrome; informal deadly; Brit. informal samey; N. Amer. informal dullsville. ANTONYMS varied, interesting, exciting. 2 a monotonous voice: toneless, flat, unvarying, uninflected, droning, soporific.

 

monotony

monotony noun 1 the monotony of everyday life: tedium, tediousness, lack of variety, dullness, boredom, lack of variation, repetitiveness, repetitiousness, repetition, sameness, unchangingness, uniformity, routine, routineness, wearisomeness, tiresomeness, humdrumness, lack of interest, lack of excitement, prosaicness, uneventfulness, dreariness, colourlessness, featurelessness; informal deadliness; Brit. informal sameyness. ANTONYMS variety, excitement. 2 the monotony of her voice: tonelessness, flatness, lack of inflection, drone.

 

Duden Dictionary

monoton

mo no ton Adjektiv |monot o n |französisch monotone < spätlateinisch monotonus < griechisch monótonos, zu: teínein = spannen 1 gleichförmig, gleichmäßig [wiederkehrend ], eintönig und dadurch oft ermüdend, langweilig monotones Klopfen | die Arbeit ist ihm zu monoton 2 Mathematik immer steigend oder immer fallend eine monotone Funktion

 

Monotonie

Mo no to nie Substantiv, feminin , die |Monoton ie |die Monotonie; Genitiv: der Monotonie, Plural: die Monotonien französisch monotonie < griechisch monotonía Gleichförmigkeit, Eintönigkeit

 

Monotonometer

Mo no to no me ter Substantiv, Neutrum Psychologie , das |Monotonom e ter |das Monotonometer; Genitiv: des Monotonometers, Plural: die Monotonometer griechisch-neulateinisch Gerät zur Untersuchung der Auswirkung eintöniger, ermüdend wirkender Arbeit

 

French Dictionary

monotone

monotone adj. adjectif 1 Qui est toujours sur le même ton. : Une voix monotone. SYNONYME monocorde . 2 Trop uniforme. : Ce paysage plat est monotone.

 

monotonie

monotonie n. f. nom féminin Uniformité ennuyeuse. : La monotonie de ce paysage est lassante. Un concert d ’une grande monotonie.

 

Spanish Dictionary

monotonía

monotonía nombre femenino 1 Uniformidad de tono o entonación :la monotonía de la voz del orador acabó durmiendo a la audiencia; dijo precios y nombres con una monotonía de mercader huraño .2 Falta de variedad, que produce aburrimiento o cansancio :buscaba con aquel viaje romper la monotonía de su existencia; hacia el sur de la colina se expandía la dehesa como una inmensidad de pastos alterada en su monotonía hiriente por algunos árboles y la placita para la tienta .

 

monótono, -na

monótono, -na adjetivo 1 Que tiene siempre el mismo tono o entonación :una melodía monótona; una voz monótona .2 Que es siempre igual y por esta razón produce aburrimiento o cansancio :paisaje monótono; desempeña un trabajo monótono y aburrido .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

monotone

m ó no t ò ne 名詞 U 〖時にa ～〗1 (話し方 文体 色彩などの )単調 (さ ), 一本調子 ▸ in a monotone 単調に, 一本調子で 2 〘楽 〙単調音 .形容詞 単調な, 一本調子の (monotonous ).動詞 他動詞 …を単調に歌う [話す ].

 

monotonous

mo not o nous /mənɑ́t (ə )nəs |-nɔ́t -/ (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖mono (ひとつの )tone (調子 )ous (の )〗形容詞 more ～; most ～(変化がなくて )退屈な ; 単調な ▸ a monotonous voice [diet ]単調な声 [食事 ]▸ with monotonous regularity いつものように ～ly 副詞 単調に ; 一本調子で .～ness 名詞

 

monotony

mo not o ny /mənɑ́t (ə )ni |-nɔ́t -/名詞 U (生活 声などの )単調さ, 退屈, 一本調子 .