monotone
Voice without variation
Monotone describes sound that stays on a single pitch without variation: He read the poem in a monotone.
The word applies to speech, singing, or any sound lacking inflection.
Extended uses describe anything tediously uniform or unvarying: a monotone landscape of gray buildings.
As a noun, a monotone is such a sound or voice: She spoke in a flat monotone.
Sustained monotonous sound
- flatLacking vertical variation
- expressionlessShowing no feeling
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
- unvaryingRemaining the same always
colorless · uninflected · robotic · mechanical · lifeless · dull · wooden · affectless
Failing to engage interest
- dullLacking edge or interest
- drearyDull and depressing
- humdrumLacking variety or excitement
- tediousBoring through length
wearisome · repetitive · unstimulating · unexciting · tiresome · mind-numbing · stultifying · plodding
Remaining the same always
- sustainedKept up continuously
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
unwavering · level · uniform · frequency · hum · drone · buzzing · humming
Remaining the same always
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- homogeneousAlike in composition throughout
- unchangingNot varying at all
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
steady · invariable · undeviating · level · stable · featureless · undifferentiated · sameness
droning
Sustained monotonous sound
- flatLacking vertical variation
- expressionlessShowing no feeling
- deadpanExpressionless, especially for humor
unvarying · colorless · uninflected · robotic · mechanical · lifeless · dull · wooden · affectless · impassive
boring
Failing to engage interest
tedious · wearisome · repetitive · unstimulating · unexciting · tiresome · mind-numbing · stultifying · plodding · sameness
unvarying
Remaining the same always
- sustainedKept up continuously
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
constant · unwavering · level · uniform · frequency · hum · drone · buzzing · humming · droning
unvarying
Remaining the same always
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- homogeneousAlike in composition throughout
- unchangingNot varying at all
constant · steady · invariable · undeviating · level · stable · featureless · undifferentiated · sameness · uniformity
- mono- wordsmonochrome, monocle, monogram, monolith, monorail
- pitch problemswild pitch, balk, off key, sharp note, rejection
- emotional numbnessnumbness, flat affect, emptiness, apathy, hollowness
- expressionexpress, convey, communicate, verbal, nonverbal
- robotic traitsmechanical, automated, programmed, machinelike, robotic
- speaking stylesarticulate, blunt, candid, conversational, casual
monotonemodulated
Varied systematically in quality
inflected · varied · expressive · melodic · animated
monotonemulticolored
Having multiple hues
polychrome · colorful · variegated · rainbow · kaleidoscopic
- in a monotone
- monotone voiceSpeech lacking pitch variation
- monotone speechUnvarying pitch while talking
monotony, monotonous, monotonously, monotones, monotoned, monotonic, monotonousness