"monotonous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /məˈnɒtənəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /məˈnɑtənəs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monotonous.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more monotonous [comparative], most monotonous [superlative]
enPR: mə-nŏtʹən-əs Etymology: From monotone + -ous. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|monotone|ous}} monotone + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} monotonous (comparative more monotonous, superlative most monotonous)
  1. Having an unvarying pitch or tone. Synonyms: level, monotone, monotonic Translations (having an unvarying tone or pitch): μονότονος (monótonos) (Ancient Greek), монотонен (monotonen) (Bulgarian), еднообразен (ednoobrazen) (Bulgarian), monòton (Catalan), monotónní (Czech), enstonig (Danish), monoton (Danish), monotoon (Dutch), eentonig (Dutch), unutona (Esperanto), yksitoikkoinen (Finnish), monotoninen (Finnish), monótono (Galician), monoton (German), μονότονος (monótonos) (Greek), מונוטוני (monotóni) (Hebrew), egyhangú (Hungarian), monoton (Hungarian), aontonach (note: of speech) (Irish), monocorde (Italian), 単調な (tanchō na) (Japanese), мо́нотон (mónoton) (Macedonian), едноо́бразен (ednoóbrazen) (Macedonian), едно́личен (ednóličen) (Macedonian), е́днолик (édnolik) (Macedonian), monotonny (Polish), monótono (Portuguese), моното́нный (monotónnyj) (Russian), однозву́чный (odnozvúčnyj) (Russian), одното́нный (odnotónnyj) (Russian), aon-ghuthach (Scottish Gaelic), monótono (Spanish), entonig (Swedish), monoton (Swedish), tekdüze (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-monotonous-en-adj-tWzL9FA2 Disambiguation of 'having an unvarying tone or pitch': 74 26
  2. Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety. Synonyms: samely, repetitive, steady Translations (tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety): مُمِلّ (mumill) (Arabic), скучен (skučen) (Bulgarian), monòton (Catalan), puol (Cebuano), sumo (Cebuano), sum-ol (Cebuano), 單調 (Chinese Mandarin), 单调 (dāndiào) (Chinese Mandarin), monotónní (Czech), neměnný (Czech), ztrnulý (Czech), fádní (Czech), jednotvárný (Czech), nudný (Czech), ensformig (Danish), monoton (Danish), monotoon (Dutch), eentonig (Dutch), saai (Dutch), monotona (Esperanto), yksitoikkoinen (Finnish), monotoninen (Finnish), pitkäveteinen (Finnish), pitkäpiimäinen (Finnish), ikävystyttävä (Finnish), kyllästyttävä (Finnish), monótono (Galician), monoton (German), eintönig (German), abwechslungslos (German), ανιαρός (aniarós) (Greek), egyhangú (Hungarian), monoton (Hungarian), monotono (Italian), 単調な (tanchō na) (Japanese), до́саден (dósaden) (Macedonian), здо́девен (zdódeven) (Macedonian), monótono (Portuguese), моното́нный (monotónnyj) (Russian), однообра́зный (odnoobráznyj) (Russian), ску́чный (skúčnyj) (Russian), monótono (Spanish), enformig (Swedish), tekdüze (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-monotonous-en-adj-~Eu12tfh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 9 91 Disambiguation of 'tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: monotone, monotony

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          "word": "monoton"
        },
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          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
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          "word": "μονότονος"
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          "word": "monocorde"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ednoóbrazen",
          "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
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        },
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          "code": "mk",
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          "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
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        },
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          "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
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          "lang": "Russian",
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          "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",
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          "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
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          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
          "word": "monótono"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
          "word": "entonig"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
          "word": "monoton"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 26",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
          "word": "tekdüze"
        }
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        "Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety."
      ],
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "mumill",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "مُمِلّ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "skučen",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "скучен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "monòton"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "puol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "sumo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "sum-ol"
        },
        {
          "_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"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "monotónní"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "neměnný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "ztrnulý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "fádní"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "jednotvárný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "nudný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "ensformig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "monoton"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "monotoon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "eentonig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "saai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "monotona"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "yksitoikkoinen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "monotoninen"
        },
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          "word": "ikävystyttävä"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "kyllästyttävä"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "monótono"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "monoton"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "eintönig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "abwechslungslos"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "aniarós",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "ανιαρός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "egyhangú"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "monoton"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "monotono"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tanchō na",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "単調な"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "dósaden",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "до́саден"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "zdódeven",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "здо́девен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "monótono"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "monotónnyj",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "моното́нный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "odnoobráznyj",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "однообра́зный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "skúčnyj",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "ску́чный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "monótono"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "enformig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 99",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
          "word": "tekdüze"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/məˈnɒtənəs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/məˈnɑtənəs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "enpr": "mə-nŏtʹən-əs"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "English lemmas",
    "English terms suffixed with -ous",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Requests for review of French translations",
    "Requests for review of Korean translations",
    "Requests for review of Latin translations",
    "Requests for review of Mandarin translations",
    "Requests for review of Swedish translations"
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      "form": "most monotonous",
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          "word": "level"
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        {
          "word": "monotone"
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        {
          "word": "monotonic"
        }
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      "antonyms": [
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          "word": "various"
        }
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          "repetitious",
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          "variety",
          "variety"
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        {
          "word": "samely"
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        {
          "word": "repetitive"
        },
        {
          "word": "steady"
        }
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      "ipa": "/məˈnɒtənəs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/məˈnɑtənəs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
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      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
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      "enpr": "mə-nŏtʹən-əs"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "monotonen",
      "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
      "word": "монотонен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ednoobrazen",
      "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
      "word": "еднообразен"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
      "word": "yksitoikkoinen"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "monótonos",
      "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
      "word": "μονότονος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "monotóni",
      "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
      "word": "מונוטוני"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mónoton",
      "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
      "word": "мо́нотон"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "édnolik",
      "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
      "word": "е́днолик"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "odnozvúčnyj",
      "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
      "word": "однозву́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "odnotónnyj",
      "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
      "word": "одното́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
      "word": "aon-ghuthach"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having an unvarying tone or pitch",
      "word": "tekdüze"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
      "word": "monòton"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
      "word": "puol"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
      "word": "sumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
      "word": "sum-ol"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
      "word": "單調"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dāndiào",
      "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
      "word": "单调"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety",
      "word": "tekdüze"
    }
  ],
  "word": "monotonous"
}

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