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[ huhm-druhm ] / ˈhʌmˌdrʌm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR humdrum ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivelacking variety; boring; dull: a humdrum existence. nounhumdrum character or routine; monotony. monotonous or tedious talk. Archaic. a dull, boring person. Origin of humdrum1545–55; earlier humtrum, rhyming compound based on hum SYNONYMS FOR humdrum1 tedious, routine, mundane, tiresome. SEE SYNONYMS FOR humdrum ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM humdrumhumdrumness, nounWords nearby humdrumHumboldt Peak, humbucker, humbug, humbuggery, humdinger, humdrum, Hume, humectant, Hume, David, humeral, humeral veil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for humdrumBut for some teens ISIS seems to symbolize power and purpose, a great drama promising deliverance from the humdrum. How ISIS’s Colorado Girls Were Caught|Michael Daly|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Most stars in the Milky Way have humdrum lives, tracing slow predictable orbits around the galactic center. The Hypervelocity Star That’s Being Booted from the Galaxy|Matthew R. Francis|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Three things stand out in this simultaneously remarkable and humdrum bit of film. Anne Frank’s Amsterdam|Russell Shorto|October 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST After all, who would want to watch a show about the humdrum life of a high school chemistry teacher with decent health insurance? The Connection Between Obamacare and ‘Breaking Bad’|Jamelle Bouie|September 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It requires months—years, even—of archival research and humdrum detective work. Old Nazis May Be Dying Off But Nazi Hunting Continues to Thrive|Guy Walters|August 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST He regarded their knowledge as humdrum, and it did not disturb him that they looked on his acquisitions as worthless. Peggy Raymond's Vacation|Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith Imagine the commonplace liver of a humdrum existence being received into ghostland. The Angel and the Author - and Others|Jerome K. Jerome Their peculiar talents are hidden by the obscurity of humdrum, honest labor. The Little Lady of Lagunitas|Richard Henry Savage No association is so humdrum that it cannot be quickened into life, no matter how long it has been meagerly taking its course. The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book|Various Nothing could be commonplace or humdrum when done by One with such an uncommon spirit. Quiet Talks about Jesus|S. D. Gordon
British Dictionary definitions for humdrum
nouna monotonous routine, task, or person Derived forms of humdrumhumdrumness, nounWord Origin for humdrumC16: rhyming compound, probably based on hum Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to humdrumtedious, mundane, monotonous, dreary, drab, uninteresting, everyday, plodding, commonplace, blah, monotone, vanilla, treadmill, pedestrian, common, routine, ordinary, arid, dim, dime a dozen |