Adjective: humdrum 'húm,drúm
- Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
"He found his office job unbearably humdrum";
- commonplace, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous [Brit, non-standard], mundane
- Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
"a humdrum existence: all work and no play";
- monotonous
- The quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
"he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners";
- monotony, sameness
Derived forms: humdrums
See also: dull, hebetudinous [rare], unexciting
Type of: unvariedness
Encyclopedia: Humdrum