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

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While classic and minimal, Hepburn's tastes were anything but one-note. Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026 Far too often, video game adaptations of dense sci-fi worlds on the big screen have only produced fancy set dressings for one-note adventures. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025 Everything now is kind of one-note. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025 Fresh thyme and orange zest are a great finishing touch, keeping the carrots from feeling too one-note. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for one-note

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First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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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 25 Jan. 2026.

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