humdrum English

Meaning humdrum meaning

What does humdrum mean?

humdrum

— adjective (= monotonous) tediously repetitious or lacking in variety a humdrum existence; all work and no play nothing is so monotonous as the sea

— adjective (= unglamorous) not challenging; dull and lacking excitement an unglamorous job greasing engines

— noun (= monotony, sameness) the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners he hated the sameness of the food the college served

Synonyms humdrum synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as humdrum?

humdrum English » English

boring

monotonous

monotony

prosaic

ordinary

dull

commonplace

uninteresting

unglamourous

unglamorous

unexciting

uneventful

tedious

sameness

routine

prolix

flat

dreary

drab

workaday

unstimulating

unremarkable

unnoticeable

unmodulated

unlikeable

unlikable

unenlivened

uncool

unappealing

unanimated

tiresomeness

tiresome

stodgy

stereotypical

sententious

pointless

plain

obtuseness

obtuse

nondescript

monotonic

mindless

lack of variety

juiceless

insignificant

ikksome

ho-hum

featureless

dullness

drear

Topics humdrum topics

What do people use humdrum to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Uninterested, bored

• What words describe something that is uninteresting?
  uninteresting not very interesting boring dull tedious uneventful unexciting humdrum monotonous repetitive long-winded