monotony (n)
humdrum (n)
sameness#2 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 07
def the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
examples he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work
he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners
he hated the sameness of the food the college served
Outgoing links
Hypernym unvariedness
Derivationally related form sameness → same(p)
Incoming links
Derivationally related form same(p) → sameness
Hyponym unvariedness

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