monody noun. ['mɒnǝdi] E17.
[Late Latin monodia from Greek monōdia, from monōdos singing alone, from MONO- + ōdē ODE: see -Y³.]
1. In Greek drama, an ode sung by a single voice, esp. by one of the actors in a tragedy (as distinct from the chorus); a mournful song or dirge. E17.

2. A poem in which a mourner bewails a person's death. M17.

3. Monotonous sound; monotony. M19.

4. Music. = MONOPHONY 1; spec. a 17th-cent. style of writing for a solo voice or instrument accompanied by a figured bass. Also, a composition in this style. L19.

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