mundane
[ muhn-deyn, muhn-deyn ]
/ mʌnˈdeɪn, ˈmʌn deɪn /
adjective
common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
of or relating to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly: mundane affairs.
of or relating to the world, universe, or earth.
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Origin of mundane
1425–75; < Latin mundānus, equivalent to mund(us) world + -ānus -ane; replacing late Middle English mondeyne < Middle French mondain < Latin, as above
OTHER WORDS FROM mundane
mun·dane·ly, adverbmun·dane·ness, nounWords nearby mundane
munchies, munchkin, munchy, muncie, munda, mundane, mundane astrology, mundanity, mundelein, mundify, mundugumor
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British Dictionary definitions for mundane
mundane
/ (ˈmʌndeɪn, mʌnˈdeɪn) /
adjective
everyday, ordinary, or banal
relating to the world or worldly matters
Derived forms of mundane
mundanely, adverbmundanity or mundaneness, nounWord Origin for mundane
C15: from French mondain, via Late Latin, from Latin mundus world
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