See monotonous on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1825 June 22, [Walter Scott], chapter V, in Tales of the Crusaders. […], volume I (The Betrothed), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 95:",
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"ref": "1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 49:",
"text": "[L]istening for a moment, she heard the monotonous and heavy tread of the soldier echoing through the passage.",
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"Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety."
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{
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{
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "mumill",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "مُمِلّ"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "skučen",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "скучен"
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"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "monòton"
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"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "puol"
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"_dis1": "1 99",
"code": "ceb",
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"word": "sumo"
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{
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"code": "ceb",
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"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "sum-ol"
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"_dis1": "1 99",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "單調"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 99",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dāndiào",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "单调"
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"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "monotónní"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "neměnný"
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{
"_dis1": "1 99",
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "ztrnulý"
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{
"_dis1": "1 99",
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"word": "fádní"
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"word": "jednotvárný"
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"word": "nudný"
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"word": "ensformig"
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"word": "kyllästyttävä"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "eintönig"
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"word": "ανιαρός"
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"roman": "odnoobráznyj",
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"word": "однообра́зный"
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"word": "monótono"
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"word": "enformig"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "monotonen",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "монотонен"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ednoobrazen",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "еднообразен"
},
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "monòton"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "monotónní"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "enstonig"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "monoton"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "monotoon"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "eentonig"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "unutona"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "yksitoikkoinen"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "monotoninen"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "monótono"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "monoton"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "monótonos",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "μονότονος"
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "monótonos",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "μονότονος"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "monotóni",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "מונוטוני"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "egyhangú"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "monoton"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"note": "of speech",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "aontonach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "monocorde"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tanchō na",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "単調な"
},
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mónoton",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "мо́нотон"
},
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ednoóbrazen",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "едноо́бразен"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ednóličen",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "едно́личен"
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "édnolik",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "е́днолик"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "monotonny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "monótono"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "monotónnyj",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "моното́нный"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odnozvúčnyj",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "однозву́чный"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odnotónnyj",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "одното́нный"
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"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "aon-ghuthach"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "monótono"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "entonig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "monoton"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
"word": "tekdüze"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "mumill",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "مُمِلّ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "skučen",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "скучен"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "monòton"
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"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "puol"
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"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "sumo"
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{
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "sum-ol"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "單調"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dāndiào",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "单调"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "monotónní"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "neměnný"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "ztrnulý"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "fádní"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "jednotvárný"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "nudný"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "ensformig"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "monoton"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "monotoon"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "eentonig"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "saai"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "monotona"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "yksitoikkoinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "monotoninen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "pitkäveteinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "pitkäpiimäinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "ikävystyttävä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "kyllästyttävä"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "monótono"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "monoton"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "eintönig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "abwechslungslos"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "aniarós",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "ανιαρός"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "egyhangú"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "monoton"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "monotono"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tanchō na",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "単調な"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "dósaden",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "до́саден"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zdódeven",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "здо́девен"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "monótono"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "monotónnyj",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "моното́нный"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odnoobráznyj",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "однообра́зный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "skúčnyj",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "ску́чный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "monótono"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "enformig"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
"word": "tekdüze"
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"word": "monotonous"
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