: unvarying in tone or emphasis : monotonous
a one-note campaigner

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Whereas Serena could easily have emerged as a one-note villain, from the beginning of her tenure on the series, Strahovski has imbued Serena with a soulfulness that often puts the audience uncomfortably on her side, despite her reprehensible actions. Scarlett Harris, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025 Mini marshmallows: For extra texture and chew in what is otherwise a one-note dish. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2025 Agnew says the one-note portrayals of relationships risk erasing people or negating advances in representation. Reece Rogers, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025 All of which is to say the one-take can get a little one-note. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for one-note

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First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of one-note was in 1956

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“One-note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-note. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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