humdrum (n.)

  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

    [ Syn: monotony , sameness ]

    humdrum (adj.)

  1. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; an unglamorous job greasing engines

    [ Syn: 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

    [ Syn: monotonous ]

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