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    monotonous

    US /məˈnɑ:tənəs/

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    UK /məˈnɒtənəs/

    C1
    adj.AdjectiveLacking in variety; always the same, and so boring
    The work in a factory is generally monotonous
    adj.AdjectiveLacking in variation in tone or pitch.
    The monotonous hum of the engine lulled me to sleep.

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    Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33

    14:03Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33
    • Days were long, arduous, and monotonous.

      Days were long, arduous, and monotonous.

    • Days were long, arduous, and monotonous.

      Days were long, arduous, and monotonous.

    B1

    Game of Thrones - How to Evoke Emotion

    11:09Game of Thrones - How to Evoke Emotion
    • It is jam-packed with transitions of values that ensure it's not simply a monotonous war scene.

      It is jam-packed with transitions of values that ensure it's not simply a monotonous war scene.

    • that ensure it's not simply a monotonous war scene.

      that ensure it's not simply a monotonous war scene.

    B1

    Annoying Orange - Being Absolutely No Help!

    18:48Annoying Orange - Being Absolutely No Help!
    • Things get a bit monotonous around here doing nothing but serving customers all day.

      Things get a bit monotonous around here doing nothing but serving customers all day.

    • Things get a bit monotonous around here doing nothing but serving customers all day.

      Things get a bit monotonous around here doing nothing but serving customers all day.

    B1

    How to Keep Monogamy Hot | Psychology of Sex

    02:07How to Keep Monogamy Hot | Psychology of Sex
    • your bedroom? The reality is there's no reason that sex life needs to be monotonous. Forget

      your bedroom? The reality is there's no reason that sex life needs to be monotonous. Forget

    • The reality is there's no reason that sex life needs to be monotonous.

      The reality is there's no reason that sex life needs to be monotonous.

    B1

    Inside Singapore’s Longest Underground Walkway (With Malls!) | Singapore Hour

    11:02Inside Singapore’s Longest Underground Walkway (With Malls!) | Singapore Hour
    • A lot of the underground network links are actually very monotonous and very functional.

      A lot of the underground network links are actually very monotonous and very functional.

    • A lot of the underground network links are actually very monotonous and very functional.

      A lot of the underground network links are actually very monotonous and very functional.

    B1

    Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte | Audiobooks Youtube Free | Part 1

    15:23Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte | Audiobooks Youtube Free | Part 1
    • single hour of a monotonous life. My help had been needed and claimed; I had given it:

      single hour of a monotonous life. My help had been needed and claimed; I had given it:

    B2

    Paradise or Oblivion

    48:12Paradise or Oblivion
    • It's monotonous.

      It's monotonous.

    • Why go to work? Work is painful, it's monotonous, it's boring.

      Why go to work? Work is painful, it's monotonous, it's boring.

    B1

    Why The Rich Care Less (with Daniel Goleman)

    19:42Why The Rich Care Less (with Daniel Goleman)
    • I'm going to have this conversation or do this monotonous work," whatever the case may be.

      I'm going to have this conversation or do this monotonous work," whatever the case may be.

    • you know or do this monotonous work whatever the case may be and that's one

      you know or do this monotonous work whatever the case may be and that's one

    B1

    Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)

    03:00Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
    • how do you design a society that would eliminate boring and monotonous jobs,

      how do you design a society that would eliminate boring and monotonous jobs,

    B1

    Improve your Vocabulary: Stop saying VERY!

    20:06Improve your Vocabulary: Stop saying VERY!
    • say: "Very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very" is what we call monotonous, it

      say: "Very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very" is what we call monotonous, it

    • But when you're writing, to hear somebody say "very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very," it's what we call monotonous.

      But when you're writing, to hear somebody say "very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very," it's what we call monotonous.

    A2