mundane
English
Etymology
From Latin mundanus, from mundus (“world”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
mundane (comparative mundaner, superlative mundanest)
- worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly
- Pertaining to the Universe, cosmos or physical reality, as opposed to the spiritual world.
- 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2):
- Amongst mundane bodies, six there are that do perpetually move, and they are the six Planets; of the rest, that is, of the Earth, Sun, and fixed Stars, it is disputable which of them moveth, and which stands still.
- 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2):
- ordinary; not new
- tedious; repetitive and boring
Synonyms
- (of the earth): worldly
- (ordinary, tedious): banal, boring, commonplace, everyday, routine, workaday, jejune
Antonyms
Translations
worldly
ordinary
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tedious
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989
Noun
mundane (plural mundanes)
- (slang, derogatory, in various subcultures) A person considered to be "normal", not part of the elite group.
