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Humdrum vs Insignificant - What's the difference?

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Humdrum is a related term of insignificant.


As adjectives the difference between humdrum and insignificant

is that humdrum is lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring while insignificant is not significant; not important, consequential, or having a noticeable effect.

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.

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    insignificant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not significant; not important, consequential, or having a noticeable effect.
    • Such things are insignificant details compared to the main goal.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * significant

    Derived terms

    * insignificance * insignificantly