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Meaning of Humdrum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈhʌmdɹʌm

Definitions

The quality of lacking variety or excitement.
uncountable
A stupid fellow.
countable, dated

Equivalents

العربية ممل

Български банален блудкав прозаичен скучен

Bosanski monoton trist

Català avorrit tediós

Čeština fádní jednotvárný nudný

Deutsch abgestumpft Droge Einerlei einförmig eintönig gleichförmig langweilig monoton Monotonie trist Tristesse

Español aburrido soso tedioso

Suomi tapahtumaköyhä yksitoikkoinen

Français embêtant ennuyeux monotone soporifique traintrain

עברית משעמם שגרתי

Hrvatski monoton trist

Magyar egyhangú sivár unalmas

Kurdî şoşo

Nederlands eentonig saai slaapverwekkend vervelend

Polski monotonność monotonny nuda nudny prozaiczność prozaiczny

Русский банальный будничный монотонный однообразие однообразный повседневность прозаи́чный ску́чный

Српски monoton trist

Tiếng Việt buồn tẻ nhàm chán

Examples

“I think ⟳ it helped distract us from the dry, humdrum, and heat of the here and now.”

“So, after settling it that Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were complete ⟳ country humdrums, the daughters hoydens, the sons awkward half-dandies, and the company altogether any thing but agreeable, she came to a conclusion she had done fifty times before, that the country was not like ⟳ London.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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