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hum·drum
 humdrum
- pronunciation:
- huhm
druhm
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
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adjective |
| definition: |
lacking variety; dull, monotonous, and commonplace.
He wanted adventure and escape from the humdrum routine of his life.- synonyms:
- boring, commonplace, dull, monotonous
- antonyms:
- exciting, glamorous, remarkable
- similar words:
- banal, flat, ordinary, pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, repetitious, routine, run-of-the-mill, tedious, tiresome, uneventful
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arid, bland, boring, deadly, dull, innocuous, insipid, mundane, stale, tired, trite, usual |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
that which is monotonous and ordinary.
- synonyms:
- monotony, routine, tedium
- similar words:
- bore, commonplace
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usual |
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