HUMDRUM

humdrum, monotonous

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

commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous

(adjective) not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; “an unglamorous job greasing engines”

monotony, humdrum, sameness

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

humdrum (comparative more humdrum, superlative most humdrum)

Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.

Synonym: Thesaurus:boring

Noun

humdrum (countable and uncountable, plural humdrums)

(uncountable) The quality of lacking variety or excitement.

Synonyms: dullness, monotony

(countable, dated) A stupid fellow.

Source: Wiktionary

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Hum"drum`, a.

Definition: Monotonous; dull; commonplace. "A humdrum crone." Bryant.

Hum"drum`, n.

1. A dull fellow; a bore. B. Jonson.

2. Monotonous and tedious routine. Dissatisfied with humdrum. The Nation.

3. A low cart with three wheels, drawn by one horse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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