[mono.tone] n [Gk monotonos monotonous] (1644) 1: a succession of syllables, words, or sentences in one unvaried key or pitch
2: a single unvaried musical tone
3: a tedious sameness or reiteration
4: a person unable to produce or to distinguish between musical intervals
[2]monotone adj (1769) 1: monotonic 2
2: having a uniform color