noun

monotony

muh-NOT-uh-nee/məˈnɑːtəni/

A dull lack of variety or change.

The identical doors and lamps create an impression of monotony.

A long corridor of identical doors and identical overhead lamps recedes into dull sameness.

Etymology

monoGreeksingle, alone

+tonGreektone

+yEnglishstate or quality

A single tone supplies the image for sameness without relief or variation. English already used the word for wearisome uniformity before its literal musical sense was recorded.

In context

MooLer313:22

mean almost the monotony of you talking for a long time and it doesn't matter that it doesn't add any content

EFAP #177 - Ben Shapiro vs. The Batman

More examples

The task’s monotony made it hard to stay alert.
She wanted variety after months of monotony.
A sudden visitor interrupted the afternoon’s monotony.

Forms

monotony

monotonous adjective — tediously lacking variety

Similar words

sameness: Sameness is neutral; monotony judges the lack of variety as tedious.
tedium: Tedium is the resulting boredom; monotony is often the repetitive condition causing it.