humdrum
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- noun
- /ˈhʌmˌdrʌm/
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monotonía
- Visions of El Dorado dance in his head, better than today's humdrum.
Examples
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Escaping the humdrum is futile anyway right now.
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The humdrum, the routine, the nothing spectacular happens around here.
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We travel to be able to encounter day-to-day lives and places distinct from ours, to flee the humdrum and discover the spectacular.
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It ignores how humdrum, boring, deeply sad most people's lives are in Hollywood, and it ignores how sad fame is in general.
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After months of routine, he felt trapped in a constant state of humdrum with no new experiences.
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The endless meetings created a sense of humdrum that made everyone feel uninspired.
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She longed for an adventure to break the humdrum of her daily life in the office.
Synonyms
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A feeling of being tired and restless when you have nothing to do
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A boring feeling when things are the same again and again
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A lack of change or variety in daily life
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Feeling bored from doing the same thing for a long time
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A tired, unhappy feeling from having nothing to do
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A state that makes you lose interest
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A state of being ordinary and not interesting
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A dull, gloomy feeling that makes things seem not interesting
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Something that is not interesting or exciting
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A lack of energy and interest in speech or writing
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A feeling of being tired and bored after having too much of something
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Lack of flavor or interest that makes something dull
A state of being ordinary and not exciting
A boring feeling caused by something that lasts a long time
Being dull and without strong taste or interest
A feeling that something is dull and boring
A feeling of being bored and not wanting to do anything
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Humdrum probably comes from repeating the simple sounds hum and drum. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine the same low 'hum' or steady 'drum' again and again, which feels 'dull' and without change, so humdrum means a boring state with no variety.