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humdrum

[ huhm-druhm ]

adjective

  1. lacking variety; boring; dull:

    a humdrum existence.

    Synonyms: tiresome, mundane, routine, tedious



noun

  1. humdrum character or routine; monotony.
  2. monotonous or tedious talk.
  3. Archaic. a dull, boring person.

humdrum

/ ˈhʌmˌdrʌm /

adjective

  1. ordinary; dull
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a monotonous routine, task, or person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈhumˌdrumness, noun
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Other Words From

  • humdrumness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of humdrum1

1545–55; earlier humtrum, rhyming compound based on hum
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Word History and Origins

Origin of humdrum1

C16: rhyming compound, probably based on hum
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Example Sentences

And in this oversold earthly Eden, the fruit of pleasure and delight was the orange, not the humdrum apple.

Rather, it revolves around a fairly humdrum question of whether any of several statutes authorize the appointment of a special counsel as the Constitution plainly allows.

The race to replace Senator Ben Cardin, a Democrat who is retiring, was expected to make for a fairly humdrum general election before Mr. Hogan entered the race.

The report determined the agency struggled to balance its social equity framework with the humdrum administrative duties of a government agency primarily tasked with licensing.

In these journals — a collection of notebooks in Biden’s case — they confide to themselves, express raw opinions, trace even the humdrum habits of their day and offer seat-of-the-pants insight on monumental decisions of their time.

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