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Mediocre vs Humdrum - What's the difference?

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Mediocre is a related term of humdrum.


As adjectives the difference between mediocre and humdrum

is that mediocre is mediocre (ordinary: not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality) while humdrum is lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.

As a noun humdrum is

the quality of lacking variety or excitement; dullness.

mediocre

English

Alternative forms

* mediocer (obsolete) * (dated)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Ordinary: not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality;
    • I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball.

    Synonyms

    * middling * See also

    Related terms

    * mean * medium * mediate * mediation * mediator * median * mediocrely * mediocrity

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    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