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   mundane

   /ˌmʌnˈdeɪn/

   adjective

   • 1. lacking interest or excitement; dull: "his mundane, humdrum existence" Similar humdrumdullboringtediousmonotonoustiresomewearisomeprosaicunexcitinguninterestinguneventfulunvaryingunvariedunremarkablerepetitiverepetitiousroutineordinaryeverydayday-to-dayquotidianrun-of-the-millcommonplacecommonworkadayusualpedestriancustomaryregularnormalunimaginativebanalhackneyedtritestaleplatitudinousinformal:typicalvanillaplain vanillahackyrare:banausicOpposite extraordinaryimaginative
   • 2. of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one: "according to the Shinto doctrine, spirits of the dead can act upon the mundane world" Similar earthlyworldlyterrestrialmaterialtemporalsecularnon-spiritualfleshlycarnalsensualrare:sublunaryOpposite spiritual
   • ▪ relating to or denoting the branch of astrology that deals with the prediction of earthly events.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in mundane (sense 2)): from Old French mondain, from late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus ‘world’. mundane (sense 1) dates from the late 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mundanely adverb
   • 2. mundaneness noun
   • 3. mundanity noun

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   What does the word 'Mundan' mean?

   • The word has been used to mean dull or uninteresting since 1850. One can add suffixes to mundan like ly and ity to make the adverb mundanely and the noun mundanity. The mundane era is known as the chronology that began with the supposed epoch of the creation at 4004 BCE. Overall, the word mundane (15c adj) means worldly or everyday.

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   What is the adjective for mundane?

   • of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly: mundane affairs. common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative. of or pertaining to the world, universe, or earth.

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   What is a mundane thing?

   • An ordinary, unexciting thing can be called mundane: "Superman hid his heroic feats by posing as his mundane alter ego, Clark Kent." Mundane, from the Latin word mundus, "world," originally referred to things on earth. Such things were supposed to be uninteresting when compared to the delights of Heaven; hence the word's present meaning.

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   Where did the word mundane come from?

   • According to Etymonline, the word mundane has been used as an adjective since the mid-15th century (c15) as the Middle english mondeine. This comes from the Old French mondain, a 12th century word that stems from the Late Latin mundanus. This comes from the classical Latin mundus meaning universal or world.

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   Mundane means very ordinary and therefore not interesting. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and explore related words and phrases.

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   Mundane means of, relating to, or characteristic of the world, or commonplace and ordinary. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, examples, and history of this word from the authoritative source of American English.

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   An ordinary, unexciting thing can be called mundane: "Superman hid his heroic feats by posing as his mundane alter ego, Clark Kent." Mundane, from the Latin word mundus, "world," originally referred to things on earth.

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   Something that is mundane is very ordinary and not at all interesting or unusual. Be willing to do even mundane tasks. ...the mundane realities of life. Synonyms: ordinary, routine, commonplace, banal More Synonyms of mundane. You can refer to mundane things as the mundane.

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