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humdrum

Letters that make humdrum

d, h, m, r, u are letters that make 'humdrum'

Words within humdrum

MD, HUM, hum, rum, drum, Md, Ru are words within 'humdrum'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of humdrum

humdrums is a word created by adding a letter to 'humdrum'

humdrum is a 7 letter word starting with h
humdrum is a 7 letter word ending with m

3 possible definitions for 'humdrum'

Humdrum as "not challenging, dull and lacking excitement"

Under this definition, humdrum is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

commonplace, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous have the same meaning as 'humdrum'

Derivatives of humdrum

prosiness, prosaicness, prose are derivatives of 'humdrum'.

Similar to humdrum

unexciting is similar to humdrum.

Humdrum as "the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety"

Under this definition, humdrum is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sameness, monotony have the same meaning as 'humdrum'

humdrum as a type

'humdrum' can be a type of unvariedness.

Derivatives of humdrum

same(p) is a derivative of humdrum.

Example of humdrum used within this context

"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"

Humdrum as "tediously repetitious or lacking in variety, all work and no play""

Under this definition, humdrum is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

monotonous has the same meaning as humdrum

Similar to humdrum

dull is similar to humdrum.

Example of humdrum used within this context

"a humdrum existence, "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"