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mun·dane M0483300 (mŭn-dān′, mŭn′dān′)adj.1. Of, relating to, or typical of this world; secular.2. Relating to, characteristic of, or concerned with commonplaces; ordinary. [Middle English mondeine, from Old French mondain, from Latin mundānus, from mundus, world.] mun·dane′ly adv.mun·dane′ness, mun·dan′i·ty (-dăn′ĭ-tē) n.mundane (ˈmʌndeɪn; mʌnˈdeɪn) adj1. everyday, ordinary, or banal2. relating to the world or worldly matters[C15: from French mondain, via Late Latin, from Latin mundus world] ˈmundanely adv munˈdanity, ˈmundaneness nmun•dane (mʌnˈdeɪn, ˈmʌn deɪn) adj. 1. of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly: mundane affairs. 2. common; banal. [1425–75; < Middle French mondain < Latin mundānus=mund(us) world + -ānus -an1] mun•dane′ly, adv. mun•dane′ness, n. mun•dan′i•ty (-ˈdæn ɪ ti) n. syn: See earthly. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | mundane - found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamanteveryday, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workadayordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine" | | 2. | mundane - concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"terrestrialworldly, secular, temporal - characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church" | | 3. | mundane - belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; "not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind"; "so terrene a being as himself"terreneearthly - of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home" |
mundaneadjective1. ordinary, routine, commonplace, banal, everyday, day-to-day, vanilla (slang), prosaic, humdrum, workaday Be willing to do mundane tasks with good grace. ordinary interesting, original, novel, exciting, dramatic, unusual, extraordinary, uncommon, ground-breaking, left-field (informal)2. earthly, worldly, human, material, fleshly, secular, mortal, terrestrial, temporal, sublunary spiritual immortals who had transcended the mundane world earthly heavenly, spiritual, ethereal, unworldlymundaneadjectiveRelating to or characteristic of the earth or of human life on earth:earthbound, earthen, earthly, earthy, secular, tellurian, telluric, temporal, terrene, terrestrial, worldly.Translationsjournaliermondainquotidienordinarioaardsafgezaagdgewoonkjedeligverdsligmundanomundane
mundane (jargon)Someone outside some group that is implicit from thecontext, such as the computer industry or science fictionfandom. The implication is that those in the group arespecial and those outside are just ordinary.mundane
Synonyms for mundaneadj ordinarySynonyms- ordinary
- routine
- commonplace
- banal
- everyday
- day-to-day
- vanilla
- prosaic
- humdrum
- workaday
Antonyms- interesting
- original
- novel
- exciting
- dramatic
- unusual
- extraordinary
- uncommon
- ground-breaking
- left-field
adj earthlySynonyms- earthly
- worldly
- human
- material
- fleshly
- secular
- mortal
- terrestrial
- temporal
- sublunary
Antonyms- heavenly
- spiritual
- ethereal
- unworldly
Synonyms for mundaneadj relating to or characteristic of the earth or of human life on earthSynonyms- earthbound
- earthen
- earthly
- earthy
- secular
- tellurian
- telluric
- temporal
- terrene
- terrestrial
- worldly
Synonyms for mundaneadj found in the ordinary course of eventsSynonyms- everyday
- quotidian
- routine
- unremarkable
- workaday
Related Wordsadj concerned with the world or worldly mattersSynonymsRelated Wordsadj belonging to this earth or worldSynonymsRelated Words |