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hum·drum
(hŭm′drŭm′)adj.
Lacking variety or excitement. See Synonyms at dull.
n.
Monotonous talk or routine.
[Probably from hum.]
humdrum
(ˈhʌmˌdrʌm)adj
ordinary; dull
n
a monotonous routine, task, or person
[C16: rhyming compound, probably based on hum]
ˈhumˌdrumness n
hum•drum
(ˈhʌmˌdrʌm)adj.
1. lacking variety; boring; dull.
n. 2. humdrum character or routine; monotony.
[1545–55; earlier humtrum, rhyming compound based on hum]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() unvariedness - characterized by an absence of variation |
Adj. | 1. | ![]() unexciting - not exciting; "an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life" |
2. | ![]() dull - lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods" |
humdrum
adjective dull, ordinary, boring, routine, commonplace, mundane, tedious, dreary, banal, tiresome, monotonous, uneventful, uninteresting, mind-numbing, ho-hum (informal), repetitious, wearisome, unvaried trapped in a humdrum but well-paid job
interesting, exciting, dramatic, extraordinary, entertaining, stimulating, sexy (informal), lively
interesting, exciting, dramatic, extraordinary, entertaining, stimulating, sexy (informal), lively
humdrum
adjectivenoun
A tiresome lack of variety:
Translations
رتيب، مُمِل
jednotvárný
kedsommelig
egyhangúsivárunalmas
hversdagslegur, leiîinlegur
garlaicīgsvienmuļš
monotonnyprozaiczny
humdrum
adj → stumpfsinnig
humdrum
(ˈhamdram) adjective dull. a humdrum life.