monotonic

adjective

mono·​ton·​ic ˌmä-nə-ˈtä-nik 

1

: characterized by the use of or uttered in a monotone

She recited the poem in a monotonic voice.

2

: having the property either of never increasing or of never decreasing as the values of the independent variable or the subscripts of the terms increase

monotonically

ˌmä-nə-ˈtä-ni-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

monotonicity

ˌmä-nə-tō-ˈni-sə-tē 

noun

Examples of monotonic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But amid the chants sung in Danish and the monotonic delivery of the in-game announcer, there were hints of English. — Air Mail, 17 May 2025

Delivered in a monotonic, almost spooky deadpan, the track has the feeling of poetry or performance art. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2022

What is being mourned isn't exactly the paper, but the possibility of its existence in this city that prided itself for its witty discretions - now replaced by a monotonic, absolute drone. — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 24 June 2021

Contra earlier models there isn't a monotonic decrease in the rate of adaptation as a function of complexity, but rather an increase until to an equipoise, before a subsequent decrease. — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2010

Word History

Etymology

monotone entry 1 + -ic entry 2

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for monotonic

• anharmonic
• anionic
• avionic
• catatonic
• cationic
• chorionic
• cosmogonic
• diachronic
• diatonic
• electronic
• embryonic
• excitonic