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humdrum::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | commonplace, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous |
humdrum::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | monotonous |
a humdrum existence; all work and no play.
humdrum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | monotony, sameness |
| Type of | unvariedness |
he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners.
Examples of humdrum
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Say goodbye to 7.2%, the humdrum figure earned last year, and await 13% in 2013.
From the guardian.co.uk
Using the viral strategy in more humdrum categories is something else altogether.
From the businessweek.com
Humdrum television thrived in a world of scarcity when there was little to watch.
From the economist.com
Would that the chirashi sushi assortment were trippier, or at least less humdrum.
From the chron.com
Behind the lace curtains of the tiny suburban homes, humdrum life flickers wanly.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
It's a humdrum thing when a person thinks enough of everyday citizens using this.
From the iftomm2003.com
His instincts are against social climbing, pseudo-intellectualism and the humdrum.
From the independent.co.uk
Humdrum tags, DOT claims, will bring another $4 million a year in tolls and fines.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It is humdrum how typical people can comprehend a heterogeneous subject like this.
From the iftomm2003.com
- Commonplace: not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"
- Monotony: 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"
- Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"
- Humdrum is an animated short film directed by Peter Peake. It was released in 1998 and produced by Aardman Animations and received an Oscar nomination for Animated Short Film and a BAFTA nomination in the same category.
- Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring
