HUMDRUM


Meaning of HUMDRUM in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 commonplace, dull. 2 monotonous.

n. 1 commonplaceness, dullness. 2 a monotonous routine etc.

[ 16th c.: prob. f. HUM(1) by redupl. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.