monotonousness

noun

Definition of monotonousnessnext
as in boredom
a tedious lack of variety detested the mind-numbing monotonousness of the task but knew that it had to be done

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  1. boredom
  2. monotony
  3. monotone
Noun
  • Avoiding boredom of sitting in the same spot day after day. Cons of Mobile Hunting the Rut As with all hunting strategies, mobile hunting during the rut does have some drawbacks as well.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Reasons include limited opportunities for growth, lack of work-life balance, poor communication, lack of recognition, or simply boredom.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of boredom
Noun
  • Farmworkers often carried transistor radios with them to ease the monotony of their work.
    Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Break the monotony of performing the same duties and responsibilities by bravely taking on new ones.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of monotony
Noun
  • Maria Bamford, for example, talks about her anxiety in a hesitant, insecure manner, while Stephen Wright delivers his bleak one-liners in a joyless monotone.
    John Roy, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
  • For fall she’s gone more monotone, with a bit of ombré on the ends.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of monotone
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“Monotonousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monotonousness. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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