monotone speech
Unvarying vocal pitch
Monotone speech lacks variation in pitch, staying flat and unchanging throughout.
It can signal boredom, depression, or emotional detachment, but some speakers naturally tend toward it.
Deliberately monotone delivery—as in dry humor or deadpan comedy—withholds emotional cues for effect: He delivered the punchline in monotone speech, never cracking a smile.
- flatLacking vertical variation
- flat affectDiminished emotional expressiveness
- droningSustained monotonous sound
- boringFailing to engage interest
- dullLacking edge or interest
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vocal variation and expressiveness
monotone speechexpressive speech
Communication conveying emotion clearly
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