monotony noun

/məˈnɒt.ən.i/

/-ˈnɑː.t ̬ən-/ n [U] (also monotonousness)

Definition

when something stays the same and does not change and is therefore boring

The monotony of motorway driving causes many accidents.

The routine was the same every day, with nothing to break/relieve the monotony.

(Definition of monotony noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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