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humdrums

humdrums is the plural of humdrum.

Meaning of humdrum

Noun

humdrum (countable and uncountable, plural humdrums)

  1. (uncountable) The quality of lacking variety or excitement.
    • I think it helped distract us from the dry, humdrum, and heat of the here and now.2010, Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest
    Synonyms:
    dullness, monotony
  2. (countable, dated) A stupid fellow.
    • 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

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Questions about humdrums

What is humdrums the plural of?
Humdrums is the plural of humdrum.

Words near humdrums in the dictionary

  1. humdrumly
  2. humdrummeries
  3. humdrummery
  4. humdrumminess
  5. humdrumness
  6. humdrums
  7. humdudgeon
  8. humdudgeons
  9. humdurgeon
  10. Hume
  11. Hume's boobook

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