MONOTONE
Scrabble letter values: M3O1N1O1T1O1N1E1 = 10
Definition
- adjective of a sequence or function. — synonyms: monotonic
- adjective sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch. — synonyms: flat, monotonic, monotonous
- noun an unchanging intonation. — synonyms: drone, droning
- noun a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts).
Examples
- “consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value”
- “the owl's faint monotonous hooting”
- “When Tima felt like her parents were treating her like a servant, she would speak in monotone and act as though she were a robot.”