Synonyms: monotony, sameness, humdrum
Definition: the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
Usage: he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work; he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners; he hated the sameness of the food the college served
Similar words: unvariedness
Definition: characterized by an absence of variation
Synonyms: humdrum, monotonous
Definition: tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
Usage: a humdrum existence; all work and no play; nothing is so monotonous as the sea
Similar words: dull
Definition: lacking in liveliness or animation
Usage: he was so dull at parties; a dull political campaign; a large dull impassive man; dull days with nothing to do; how dull and dreary the world is; fell back into one of her dull moods
Synonyms: unglamorous, unglamourous, commonplace, prosaic, humdrum
Definition: not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
Usage: an unglamorous job greasing engines
Similar words: unexciting
Definition: not exciting
Usage: an unexciting novel; lived an unexciting life