humdrum
Etymology

Possible reduplication of hum, 1550s.

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈhʌmdɹʌm/
Adjective

humdrum

  1. Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.
    Synonyms: Thesaurus:boring
Translations Noun

humdrum

  1. (uncountable) The quality of lacking variety or excitement.
    Synonyms: dullness, monotony
    • 2010, Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest:
      I think it helped distract us from the dry, humdrum, and heat of the here and now.
  2. (countable, dated) A stupid fellow.
    • 1834, Elizabeth Frances Dagley, The Young Seer, Or Early Searches Into Futurity, page 103:
      So, after settling it that Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were complete country humdrums, the daughters hoydens, the sons awkward half-dandies, and the company altogether any thing but agreeable, she came to a conclusion she had done fifty times before, that the country was not like London.
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