humdrum
humdrum · humdrums
повседневность, однообразие
Einerlei, Monotonie, Tristesse
The quality of lacking variety or excitementThe quality of lacking variety or excitement.
/ˈhʌmdɹʌm/
» I'm tired of this humdrum existence.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The quality of lacking variety or excitement.
Monotonie, Einerlei, Tristesse
повседне́вностьpovsednévnostʹ, однообра́зиеodnoobrázije
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
(countable, dated)A stupid fellow.
Examples
4 sentencesI'm tired of this humdrum existence.
She tried to escape the humdrum of life by starting to meet another man.
It's very humdrum.
ruЭто весьма банально.
deDas ist sehr alltäglich.
Many American office workers live an uninteresting, humdrum existence.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
quality of lacking variety or excitement; dullness:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
quality of lacking variety or excitement; dullness:
Origin
Sound-symbolic, possible reduplication of hum, 1550s.Sound-symbolic, possible reduplication of hum, 1550s.
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Forms
plural: humdrumsSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable