Antonyms for monotone

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mon-uh-tohn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɒn əˌtoʊn

Definition of monotone

Origin : "unvarying tone in music or speaking," 1640s; see monotony. OED says use of the word as a noun "is peculiar to Eng." Related: Monotonic; monotonically.

noun monotony

Example sentences :

There was a monotone of desolation as she went on speaking in a whisper meant for the ears of no other.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

The inexorable voice went on in its monotone, as if he had not spoken.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Then her voice rose above the monotone that had contented her hitherto.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

"Her husband caused it by kicking her in the stomach," she said in a monotone.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

The voice was a monotone, minus expression, almost minus life.
Extract from : « The White Desert » by Courtney Ryley Cooper

The driver was shouting to them in a monotone, "Now, there, my dears."
Extract from : « The Forged Coupon and Other Stories » by Leo Tolstoy

His monotone, ended abruptly, resumed after a vast interval.
Extract from : « Tales of Space and Time » by Herbert George Wells

Has it not come to you that I might wish to study and that monotone is anything but pleasant?
Extract from : « Hester's Counterpart » by Jean K. Baird

The monotone of the wind and the monochrome of the sky oppress him.
Extract from : « A Spoil of Office » by Hamlin Garland

A monotone is a single tone without harmony or variation in pitch.
Extract from : « Orthography » by Elmer W. Cavins

Synonyms for monotone

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