A Dictionary of the English Language
                        A Digital Edition of the 1755 Classic by Samuel Johnson
        Search Transcribed Entries:

Monotony

View Scan · View Transcription · from page 1320

View Scan · View Transcription · from page 1320

Mono'tony. n.s. [μονοτονία; μόνος and τόνος; monotonie, Fr.] Uniformity of sound; want of variety in cadence.

I could object to the repetition of the same rhimes within four lines of each other as tiresome to the ear through their monotony. Pope's Letters.

Sources: Pope, Alexander (393)

Attributes: French (385) · Greek (126) · Noun Substantive (1269)

Search for this word in: American Heritage · Cambridge · Dictionary.com · The Free Dictionary · Longman · Merriam-Webster · OneLook · Oxford Dictionaries · Vocabulary.com · Wiktionary · Wordnik

Discuss this entry in the forums.

Cite this page: Johnson, Samuel. "Monotony." A Dictionary of the English Language: A Digital Edition of the 1755 Classic by Samuel Johnson. Edited by Brandi Besalke. Last modified: April 13, 2014. https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/monotony/.

Leave a Reply

Disclaimer:
johnsonsdictionaryonline.com is completely free to use. Johnson's dictionary is in the public domain, but please respect the hours of work put into this site by linking to it or crediting it. This site assumes no liability for its content or for the content of external sites linked to it, and has no warranty or guarantee concerning accuracy or availability.