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Definition of "one-note" []

  • Unvarying, as in quality or character; monotonous: "a one-note, rude, sulky heroine” ( Janet Maslin). (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "one-note" in a sentence
  • "Although Anya's collection is the definition of one-note, there were no hills and valleys and she's clearly tremendously gifted."
  • "Brie already won us over on Mad Men before she debuted as the adorable and tightly wound moral compass of Greendale two years ago — a character that could have remained one-note."
  • "He's a one-note – one dimensional cardboard figure."
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