The difference between Divine and Humdrum

When used as nouns, divine means one skilled in divinity, whereas humdrum means the quality of lacking variety or excitement.

When used as adjectives, divine means of or pertaining to a god, whereas humdrum means lacking variety or excitement.


Divine is also verb with the meaning: to foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.

check bellow for the other definitions of Divine and Humdrum

  1. Divine as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to a god.

  2. Divine as an adjective:

    Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.

  3. Divine as an adjective:

    Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.

  4. Divine as an adjective:

    Beautiful, heavenly.

  5. Divine as an adjective (obsolete):

    Foreboding; prescient.

  6. Divine as an adjective:

    Relating to divinity or theology.

  1. Divine as a noun:

    One skilled in divinity; a theologian.

  2. Divine as a noun:

    A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.

  3. Divine as a noun (often capitalized, with 'the'):

    God or a god, particularly in its aspect as a transcendental concept.

  1. Divine as a verb (transitive):

    To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.

  2. Divine as a verb (transitive):

    To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.

  3. Divine as a verb (transitive):

    To search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod.

  4. Divine as a verb:

    To render divine; to deify.

  1. Humdrum as an adjective:

    Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.

  1. Humdrum as a noun (uncountable):

    The quality of lacking variety or excitement; ; .

  2. Humdrum as a noun (countable, dated):

    A stupid fellow.