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Humdrum vs Colourless - What's the difference?

humdrum | colourless | Related terms |

Humdrum is a related term of colourless.


As adjectives the difference between humdrum and colourless

is that humdrum is lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring while colourless is having little or no colour.

As a noun humdrum

is the quality of lacking variety or excitement; dullness.

humdrum

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.
  • Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of lacking variety or excitement; dullness.
  • * 2010 ,
  • I think it helped distract us from the dry, humdrum , and heat of the here and now.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    colourless

    Alternative forms

    * colorless (American spelling)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having little or no colour.
  • (of a liquid) Water white.
  • Lacking in interest or variety.
  • See also

    * (Colorless green ideas sleep furiously) British English forms