mundanity

[muhn-dan-i-tee]

noun

plural

mundanities 

1. the condition or quality of being mundane; mundaneness.

2. an instance of being mundane.

   one of the mundanities of everyday life.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mundanity¹

First recorded in 1495–1505; mundane + -ity

Example Sentences

The image is partially the result of social media platforms like Facebook encouraging users to post their everyday mundanities, such as winding down with a glass of wine at the end of the night.

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Born and raised in Manchester, they formed the band to escape the dead-end mundanity of their working class backgrounds.

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There’s a mundanity to the world Trương depicts here, yet also a kind of beguiling vision of what this world holds.

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Ahead of her first performance at the BBC Proms, the actor explained that in exploring the mundanities of the composer's life and likening them to her own, he becomes less intimidating as a figure.

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Overwhelmed by the commitments or mundanity of day-to-day life, while simultaneously unwilling or unable to voice their emotions, men often find it hard to cope.

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