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Definition of 'humdrum'

Noun

  1. 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: monotony sameness

Adjective

  1. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"
       Synonyms: commonplace prosaic unglamorous unglamourous
  2. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"
       Synonyms: monotonous


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