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humdrum


I - noun
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
Syn:
monotony, sameness
Derivationally related forms:
same (for: sameness)
Hypernyms:
unvariedness

II - adjective
1. not challenging;
dull and lacking excitement
- an unglamorous job greasing engines
Syn:
commonplace, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous
Similar to:
unexciting
Derivationally related forms:
prose (for: prosaic), prosaicness (for: prosaic)
2. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
- a humdrum existence; all work and no play
- nothing is so monotonous as the sea
Syn:
monotonous
Similar to:
dull

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