monotone

• Qualifie un son, une voix ou un style qui ne varie ni en hauteur ni en ton, souvent de manière ennuyeuse ou sans relief. Peut aussi désigner quelque chose d'uniforme, sans changements ni diversité.

Describes a sound, voice, or style that is unchanging in pitch or tone, often implying dullness or lack of variation.

1. Unvarying in pitchB2formal

   Sounded or spoken in a tone that does not change in pitch; flat and without expression.

   Monotone (voix)

   • He read the poem in a monotone voice, making it sound boring.
   • The lecturer's monotone delivery put half the class to sleep.
   • Her voice was a monotone, lacking any emotion or emphasis.

   Synonymesdroningflatmonotonoustonelessuninflectedunvarying

2. Consistently increasing or decreasingC1formal

   Of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing, or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value.

   Monotone (en mathématiques)

   • The function is monotone, as it only increases over the interval.
   • A monotone sequence does not fluctuate in its direction of change.
   • The graph shows a monotone trend, steadily rising without any dips.

   Synonymesmonotonic

   Antonymesnonmonotonic

• Nom désignant un son ou une parole qui se poursuit sur une seule note sans variation de hauteur, ou un ton répétitif accompagné de paroles ou de rythmes différents, souvent utilisé dans un contexte liturgique.

A noun referring to a sound or utterance that continues on one note without variation in pitch, or a single tone repeated with different words or rhythms, often used in liturgical contexts.

1. Unchanging intonationB2formal

   A way of speaking or singing in which the voice does not change in pitch or tone.

   Monotonie (intonation)

   • He spoke in a monotone, making the lecture very boring.
   • Her voice was a flat monotone, lacking any emotion.
   • The teacher's monotone put half the class to sleep.

   Synonymesdronedroning

   Antonymesinflectionintonationvariation

2. Single repeated toneC1formal

   A single musical tone or pitch that is repeated, often used in chanting or liturgical texts.

   Monotonie musicale

   • The monks chanted the psalm in a monotone.
   • The choir performed the piece in a monotone, emphasizing the rhythm.
   • The liturgical reading was delivered in a monotone, as was traditional.

   Synonymeschantdronehum