humdrum

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

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

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  monotonous, commonplace, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous, monotony, sameness