monotone

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Having a single unvaried pitch.
2. Of a function: that is always nonincreasing or nondecreasing on an interval.
3. Synonym of monochrome.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound.
2. (countable, uncountable) A piece of writing in one strain throughout.

Verb

To speak in a monotone.

Concepts

monotone

uniforme

faux bourdon

monocorde

sans incidents

peu varié

Synonymes

monotonic

monotony

monotonous

drone

droning

flat

monophony

monotonicity

tone

uniformity

unison

eventless

simple tone

chant

adventureless

consonance

drab

dull

dullness

mono

Traductions

monótono

monotônico

monoton

tono uniforme

Eintönigkeit

Monotonie

monotoon

yeknesaklık

monòton

monótono

tono monotono

slaapverwekkend

monotónico

rutinario

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɒn.ə.təʊn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à français: monotone

Appartenant à allemand: monoton

Appartenant à italien: monotono

Appartenant à espagnol: monótono

In summary

From the post-Classical Latin monotonus (“unvarying in tone”) or its etymon the Ancient Greek μονότονος (monótonos, “steady”, “unwavering”); compare cognate adjectives, namely the French monotone, the German monoton, the Italian monotono, and the Spanish monótono, as well as the slightly earlier English noun monotony and adjective monotonical.