humdrum
humdrum · more humdrum · most humdrum
холодний, зимний
скучный, банальный, однообразный, монотонный
langweilig, monoton, eintönig, abgestumpft
Lacking variety or excitementLacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.
/ˈhʌmdɹʌm/
» I'm tired of this humdrum existence.
Meaning
1 sensesLacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.
langweilig, monoton, eintönig
ску́чныйskúčnyj, бана́льныйbanálʹnyj, бу́дничныйbúdničnyj
not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
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. — marafon
deDas ist sehr alltäglich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Many American office workers live an uninteresting, humdrum existence.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring:
Origin
Sound-symbolic, possible reduplication of hum, 1550s.Sound-symbolic, possible reduplication of hum, 1550s.
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Forms
more humdrum, most humdrum| Comparative | more humdrum Lesson |
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| Superlative | most humdrum Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
51 synonymsbasicA2beatB1boringA1coldA1stuffyC1dullB1flatB1lacklusterC1lameB2lifelessB2monotonousC1plainB1pedanticB2pedestrianC2
Close in meaning
- tediously repetitious or lacking in variety:monotonous
- not challenging; dull and lacking excitement:commonplaceprosaicunglamorousunglamourous
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form