Difference between Humdrum and Monotony

What is the difference between Humdrum and Monotony?

Humdrum as an adjective is lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring. while Monotony as a noun is tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety

Humdrum

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.

Monotony

Part of speech: noun

Definition: tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of varietythe property of a monotonic function

Example sentence: People, chained by monotony, afraid to think, clinging to certainties... they live like ants.

We hope you now know whether to use Humdrum or Monotony in your sentence.

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