Humdrum has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
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"
2
The quality of lacking variety or excitement.
Adjective
1
not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
"an unglamorous job greasing engines"
2
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
"a humdrum existence; all work and no play"
"nothing is so monotonous as the sea"
3
Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.
Example Sentences
"he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"
noun
"he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"
noun
"he hated the sameness of the food the college served"
noun
"an unglamorous job greasing engines"
adjective
"a humdrum existence; all work and no play"
adjective
"nothing is so monotonous as the sea"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)