ho-hum

Letters that make ho-hum

o, h, m, u are letters that make 'ho-hum'

Words within ho-hum

HUM, hum, Ho are words within 'ho-hum'


1 possible definitions for 'ho-hum'

Ho Hum as "so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness"

Under this definition, ho-hum is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

boring, dull, slow, tedious, deadening, irksome, tiresome, wearisome have the same meaning as 'ho-hum'

Derivatives of ho-hum

boredom, ennui, dullness, insipidity, boringness, dreariness, insipidness, tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness are derivatives of 'ho-hum'.

Similar to ho-hum

uninteresting is similar to ho-hum.

Example of ho-hum used within this context

"a boring evening with uninteresting people", "the deadening effect of some routine tasks", "a dull play", "his competent but dull performance", "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention", "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke, "tedious days on the train", "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain, "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"



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