: unvarying in tone or emphasis : monotonous
a one-note campaigner

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My life does not feel at all like a one-note experience. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025 In lesser hands, Hambone could also easily be a one-note cartoon of mental illness but Jennings doesn’t let that happen. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025 Apte does what the script requires as the dogged cop on his trial, even as Andrews has a bit of a more one-note role. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025 Sometimes soups can taste a little one-note, but this one is filled with contrasting textures and flavors to make every bite interesting. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for one-note 

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of one-note was in 1956

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“One-note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-note. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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