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- Dictionaryhumdrum/ˈhʌmdrʌm/
adjective
- 1. lacking excitement or variety; boringly monotonous: "humdrum routine work"
noun
- 1. monotonous routine: "an escape from the humdrum of his life"
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HUMDRUM definition: 1. having no excitement, interest, or new and different events: 2. having no excitement, interest…. Learn more.
humdrum noun. Synonyms. arid. boring. colorless. drab. dreary. drudging. dry. dull. dusty. flat. heavy. ho-hum. jading. jejune. leaden. mind-numbing. monochromatic. monotonous. numbing. old. pedestrian. ponderous. slow. stale. stodgy.
Humdrum definition: lacking variety; boring; dull. See examples of HUMDRUM used in a sentence.
If you describe someone or something as humdrum, you mean that they are ordinary, dull, or boring. [disapproval] ...a lawyer, trapped in a humdrum but well-paid job. The new government seemed rather humdrum. Synonyms: dull, ordinary, boring, routine More Synonyms of humdrum. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
having no excitement, interest, or new and different events: humdrum life/existence We lead such a humdrum life / existence. Most of the work is fairly humdrum. Synonyms. ordinary. unglamorous. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not interesting or exciting. boring That was such a boring movie I nearly fell asleep during it.
Humdrum is an adjective to describe the unglamorous monotony of everyday routines. It's the same old thing, again and again, over and over. Humdrum can also mean predictable, mind-numbing and not very challenging — hopefully the complete opposite of your social life.
Definition of humdrum adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
