ineffable vs monotone

ineffable

adj
  • Beyond expression in words; unspeakable. 

  • Forbidden to be uttered; taboo. 

monotone

adj
  • Being, or having the salient properties of, a monotone function. 

  • Having a single unvaried pitch. 

verb
  • To speak in a monotone. 

noun
  • A piece of writing in one strain throughout. 

  • A single unvaried tone of speech or a sound. 

How often have the words ineffable and monotone occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )