Both Uses of
monotonous
in
After Dark, by Murakami
- Midnight is approaching, and while the peak of activity has passed, the basal metabolism that maintains life continues undiminished, producing the basso continuo of the city's moan, a monotonous sound that neither rises nor falls but is pregnant with foreboding.†
Chpt 1monotonous = lacking in variety and/or boring
- The only sound is the monotonous hum of the heater on the ceiling.
Chpt 16 *monotonous = lacking in variety
Definition:
lacking in variety -- typically boring