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monotone

adjective

of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value
Synonyms: monotonic Antonyms: nonmonotonic Similar: decreasing monotonic, increasing monotonic
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch; "the owl''s faint monotonous hooting"
Synonyms: monotonic, monotonous Similar: unmelodious, unmelodic, unmusical

noun

an unchanging intonation
Synonyms: drone, droning
a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)