Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

mundanity

American  
[muhn-dan-i-tee] / mʌnˈdæn ɪ ti /

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.


Etymology

Origin of mundanity

First recorded in 1495–1505; mundane + -ity

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

The horrors persist; the mundanity of it keeps us moving.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2024

It is hard to blame these fans for wanting to swap the mundanity of everyday life for a world where potion classes and Quidditch matches reign supreme.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2024

Musgraves’ is once again paving her own path: her country has become folk, her songs are pretty and delicate with lyrics that find profundity in mundanity.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024

In their midst one breathes a certain heady vapor of mundanity.

From The Simple Life by Hendee, Mary Louise