Standard Lemma guide

monotonically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪkli/
  • General-American, dialectal: /ˌmɑnəˈtɑnɪkli/ of Canada
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪkli/ of the US
  • Australian: /ˌmɔnəˈtɔnɪkli/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌmɒnəˈtɒnəkli/
  • New-Zealand: [ˌmɔ̟nəˈtɔ̟nəkli]
  • rhymes with -ɪkli

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a monotonic manner, pertaining to the Greek system of diacritics which discards the breathings and employs a single accent to indicate stress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In a monotonic manner, of a function that either never decreases or never increases as its independent variable increases.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English monotonic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English monotonically From monotonic + -ally.