monotone meaning and definition

MONOTONE noun

Definition of monotone (noun)

1. an unchanging intonation
   • synonyms: drone, droning
2. a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)

MONOTONE adjective

Definition of monotone (adjective)

1. of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value
   • synonyms: monotonic
   • antonym: nonmonotonic
2. sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
   • "the owl's faint monotonous hooting"
   • synonyms: flat, monotonic, monotonous