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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety;
- Example: "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"
- Example: "he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"
- Example: "he hated the sameness of the food the college served"
[syn: monotony, humdrum, sameness]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement;
- Example: "an unglamorous job greasing engines"
[syn: commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous]

2. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety;
- Example: "a humdrum existence all work and no play";
- Example: "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"
[syn: humdrum, monotonous]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Humdrum \Hum"drum`\, a.
   Monotonous; dull; commonplace. "A humdrum crone." --Bryant.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Humdrum \Hum"drum`\, n.
   1. A dull fellow; a bore. --B. Jonson.
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   2. Monotonous and tedious routine.
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            Dissatisfied with humdrum.            --The Nation.
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   3. A low cart with three wheels, drawn by one horse. Humect


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

humdrum
    adj 1: not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an
           unglamorous job greasing engines" [syn: commonplace,
           humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous]
    2: tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum
       existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous
       as the sea" [syn: humdrum, monotonous]
    n 1: 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, humdrum, sameness]