the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
<noun.attribute> 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 [ adj ]
not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
<adj.all> an unglamorous job greasing engines
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
<adj.all> a humdrum existence; all work and no play nothing is so monotonous as the sea
Humdrum \Hum"drum`\, a. Monotonous; dull; commonplace. ``A humdrum crone.'' --Bryant.
Humdrum \Hum"drum`\, n. 1. A dull fellow; a bore. --B. Jonson.
2. Monotonous and tedious routine.
Dissatisfied with humdrum. --The Nation.
3. A low cart with three wheels, drawn by one horse.
So even a humdrum investment in an insurance policy with high costs is better than no investment.
Readers finding Britain's election campaign humdrum may like to know it has at least provided one surprise, albeit outside the UK.
Other humdrum industries such as brickmaking or engineering can fend for themselves.
Going from the exotic shekel to the romantic franc without passing through the humdrum dollar made me feel like a sophisticated jet-setter.
"I know it sounds humdrum, but registration and turnout are the key.
Alan Ayckbourn's "Woman in Mind," at the Manhattan Theatre Club through Sunday, traces the mental disintegration of a parson's wife by putting her fantasy life onstage alongside her humdrum reality.
Their reprise in these humdrum materials sets off a dialectic between the forms of the past which we so revere and the utilitarian functions of ordinary buildings, so often reviled.
Unfortunately, "Black Eagles" is a humdrum, impersonal account of the bigotry the black pilots faced as they tried to fight for their country.
After all, how could a tribal council, gathered together from humdrum occupations in inner cities, with no experience in business find the expertise to run a modern casino?
"Stores can get to be so humdrum if they offer the same assortment, the same merchandise," Miller said. "Stores tend to look alike and their assortments tend to look alike.
"They want an escape from humdrum reality and a chance to renew themselves, body and soul," she says.