マンネリ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

stuck in a rut; stereotyped; humdrum

abbreviation

Abbreviation of マンネリズム (mannerism). Used for situations, relationships, or creative work that have become stale, repetitive, or lacking freshness. Often appears as マンネリ化する or マンネリになる.

Usage patterns

マンネリ化かするto become stale/routine
毎まい日にち同おなじメニューで食しょく事じがマンネリ化かしてきた。
Eating the same menu every day, meals have started to feel monotonous.
マンネリに陥おちいるto fall into a rut
長ながく付つき合あっているとマンネリに陥おちいりやすい。
Long-term couples easily fall into a rut.
マンネリを打だ破はするto break out of a rut
新あたらしい企き画かくでマンネリを打だ破はしたい。
We want to break out of the rut with a new project.

Related words

マンネリズム
マンネリズム is the full, more formal word for stylistic mannerism, while マンネリ is the everyday clipped form used for something that has gone stale.
ワンパターン
ワンパターン stresses that something always follows the same single pattern, whereas マンネリ stresses the stale, uninspired feeling that repetition produces.
べた
マンネリ describes a routine or formula that has become stale through repetition, while べた labels a single joke or scene as predictably corny.
惰だ性せい
マンネリ describes a stale, repetitive rut (especially in work or relationships), while 惰性 focuses on the lack of conscious will behind continuing something.
陳ちん腐ぷN1
マンネリ describes falling into a repetitive rut, often about ongoing work or relationships, while 陳腐 judges a specific idea or expression as stale.

Opposites

新しん鮮せんN3
新鮮 describes something fresh and full of novelty, the opposite of マンネリ, which describes something that has become stale and repetitive.

Word family

マンネリ化か
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped; falling into a pattern
マンネリズム
stereotyped; stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism

Etymology

Abbreviation of マンネリズム, from English 'mannerism'.