humdrum

/hˈʌmdɹəm/

/ˈhəmˌdɹəm/

[noun] [adjective]

Humdrum

[NOUN]

the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety

synonyms : monotony

sameness

humdrum

[ADJECTIVE]

tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

synonyms : monotonous

not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

synonyms : commonplace

prosaic

unglamorous

unglamourous

Examples

1. Global growth looked OK, all pretty humdrum.

2. Also, there's no humdrum power button.

3. The announcement of an international football team’s new kit sponsor is rarely a newsworthy affair, rather a humdrum exercise in marketing rhetoric and brand spiel.

4. Rather than the Bentley chassis, the new car was based on the more humdrum Audi A6, and would be produced in China.