one-note

adjective

ˈwən-ˈnōt 

: unvarying in tone or emphasis : monotonous

a one-note campaigner

Examples of one-note in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Penelope could easily be a passive, one-note character waiting for her husband, Odysseus (Matt Damon), to make his long journey home. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Will Forte gives a one-note performance as Avery, the lawyer who’s stuck in a mode of desperate high dudgeon. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

The new album builds on an already robust legacy of creative expansion for an artist who refuses to be one-note. — Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026

Their streamlined construction often creates a lower, more contemporary silhouette, but the category is hardly one-note. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for one-note

• anecdote
• antidote
• asymptote
• creosote
• dimethoate
• epidote
• ferryboat
• motorboat
• overcoat
• petticoat
• riverboat
• undercoat