Meaning of Humdrum | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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