Associations to the word «Humdrum»
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Wiktionary
HUMDRUM, adjective. Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.
HUMDRUM, noun. The quality of lacking variety or excitement; dullness; monotony.
Dictionary definition
HUMDRUM, noun. 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".
HUMDRUM, adjective. Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines".
HUMDRUM, adjective. Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea".
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