Definitions for Humdrum
ˈhʌmˌdrʌmhum·drum

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. monotony, humdrum, samenessadjective

   the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety

   "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"

2. commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourousadjective

   not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

   "an unglamorous job greasing engines"

3. humdrum, monotonousadjective

   tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

   "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. humdrumnoun

   The quality of lacking variety or excitement; dullness.

2. humdrumadjective

   Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Humdrumadjective

   Dull; dronish; stupid.

   Etymology: from hum, drone, or humming drone.

   Shall we, quoth she, stand still humdrum,
   And see stout Bruin all alone,
   By numbers basely overthrown? Hudibras, p. i.

   I was talking with an old humdrum fellow, and, before I had heard his story out, was called away by business. Addison.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Humdrum

   Humdrum is a 1998 British animated comedy short film directed by Peter Peake. It was released in 1998 and produced by Aardman Animations and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film and a BAFTA nomination in the same category.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. humdrum

   Humdrum refers to something lacking variety or excitement, monotonous, boring or mundane. It often refers to a task, lifestyle or situation that is dull, repetitious or lacking in stimulating interest or excitement.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Humdrumadjective

   monotonous; dull; commonplace

2. Humdrumnoun

   a dull fellow; a bore

3. Humdrumnoun

   monotonous and tedious routine

4. Humdrumnoun

   a low cart with three wheels, drawn by one horse

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Humdrum

   Humdrum is an animated short film directed by Peter Peake. It was released in 1998 and produced by Aardman Animations and received an Oscar nomination for Animated Short Film and a BAFTA nomination in the same category.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Humdrum

   hum′drum, adj. dull: droning: monotonous: commonplace.—n. a stupid fellow: monotony, tedious talk. [Hum and drum.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Humdrum in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Humdrum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Humdrum in a Sentence

1. John Prine:

   I didn't expect to do this for a living, being a recording artist, i was just playing music for the fun of it and writing songs. That was kind of my escape, you know, from the humdrum of the world.

2. Saki:

   Scandal is merely the compassionate allowance which the gay make to the humdrum. Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people.

3. Carl Sagan:

   Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.

4. Joseph de Maistre:

   In the works of man, everything is as poor as its author; vision is confined, means are limited, scope is restricted, movements are labored, and results are humdrum.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Humdrum
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Humdrum
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Humdrum
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humdrum
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Humdrum
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Humdrum
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Humdrum
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Humdrum