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ho-hum

/ˈhoʊˌhʌm/

Traduction: Utilisé en anglais américain pour décrire quelque chose d'ennuyeux, sans intérêt ou médiocre.

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adjective

/ˈhoʊˌhʌm/B2formalamerican
  • frUtilisé en anglais américain pour décrire quelque chose d'ennuyeux, sans intérêt ou médiocre.

Used in American English to describe something that is boring, uninteresting, or mediocre.

  1. Lacking interest or excitementB2informal

    So lacking in interest or variety as to cause boredom or mental weariness.

    frennuyeux, monotone

    • The movie was pretty ho-hum; I almost fell asleep.
    • His presentation was a ho-hum affair with no new ideas.
    • After the initial excitement, the project became rather ho-hum.

    Synonymesbanalboringdrearydrydullflathumdrumjejunelifelessmonotonousmundanepedestrianprosaicstaletedioustiresomeunexcitinguninterestingvapidwearisome

    Antonymescolorfulengagingenthrallingexcitingfascinatinginterestinglivelystimulatingthrillingvivid

Formes
  • more ho-hum comparative form
  • most ho-hum superlative form