humdrum vs monotonous what difference

what is difference between humdrum and monotonous

English

Etymology

Possible reduplication of hum, 1550s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʌmdɹʌm/

Adjective

humdrum (comparative more humdrum, superlative most humdrum)

1. Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:boring

   • 1999, Lucy Honig, The Truly Needy And Other Stories, University of Pittsburgh Press (→ISBN), page 89:

     He suggested cusk, because he knew they would have it. She had never heard of cusk. “Doesn’t it sound exotic!” she said. “Exotic indeed!” he laughed, and almost told her what a humdrum fish it really was, but stopped himself.

Translations

Noun

humdrum (countable and uncountable, plural humdrums)

1. (uncountable) The quality of lacking variety or excitement.

   Synonyms: dullness, monotony

   • 2010, Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest

     I think it helped distract us from the dry, humdrum, and heat of the here and now.

2. (countable, dated) A stupid fellow.
   • 1834, Elizabeth Frances Dagley, The Young Seer, Or Early Searches Into Futurity (page 103)

     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.

Translations

English

Etymology

monotone +‎ -ous

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: mə-nŏtʹən-əs, IPA^(key): /məˈnɑtənəs/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: mə-nŏtʹən-əs, IPA^(key): /məˈnɒtənəs/
• Hyphenation: mo‧not‧o‧nous

Adjective

monotonous (comparative more monotonous, superlative most monotonous)

1. Having an unvarying tone or pitch.
2. Tedious, repetitious or lacking in variety.

Related terms

• monotone
• monotony

Synonyms

• (having an unvarying tone or pitch): level, monotone, monotonic
• (lacking in variety): samely; see also Thesaurus:steady or Thesaurus:repetitive

Antonyms

• various

Translations

Anagrams

• ontonomous

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