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)
- 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)
- (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.
- (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.
- 1834, Elizabeth Frances Dagley, The Young Seer, Or Early Searches Into Futurity (page 103)
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)
- Having an unvarying tone or pitch.
- 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
Please follow and like us: