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mundane

[muhn-deyn, muhn-deyn]

adjective

  1. common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.

  2. of or relating to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly.

    mundane affairs.

    Synonyms: temporal, secular
  3. of or relating to the world, universe, or earth.



mundane

/ ˈmʌndeɪn, mʌnˈdeɪn /

adjective

  1. everyday, ordinary, or banal

  2. relating to the world or worldly matters

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Other Word Forms

  • mundanely adverb
  • mundaneness noun
  • mundanity noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mundane1

First recorded in 1425–75; from Latin mundānus, equivalent to mund(us) “world” + -ānus -ane; replacing late Middle English mondeyne, from Middle French mondain, from Latin, as above
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mundane1

C15: from French mondain, via Late Latin, from Latin mundus world
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Synonym Study

See earthly.
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Example Sentences

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What was once a coping mechanism became a way of chronicling the quotidian and memorizing the mundane.

Amazon says its goal is to improve safety and offload mundane tasks to AI and robots.

Friendship reaffirmed, they then made time to hang out, even through the "mundane connection" of tidying together.

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“People are obsessed with the most mundane things. Like, we praise mediocrity nowadays.”

She has a preternatural ability to find resonance in whatever catches her eye, no matter how mundane it might seem, so it’s hard to imagine her running out of material.

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