Definition of MUNDANE

Other Words from mundane

mundanely adverb

mundaneness \-ˈdān-nəs,

-ˌdān- \ noun

mundanity \ˌmən-ˈdā-nə-tē

\ noun

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earthly, worldly, mundane mean belonging to or characteristic of the earth. earthly often implies a contrast with what is heavenly or spiritual. abandoned earthly concerns and entered a convent worldly and mundane both imply a relation to the immediate concerns and activities of human beings, worldly suggesting tangible personal gain or gratification worldly goods and mundane suggesting reference to the immediate and practical. a mundane discussion of finances

Examples of mundane in a Sentence

On him, a mundane navy blazer looked like an Armani dinner jacket; around him, a dusky locker room became the chandeliered lobby of the Savoy. — Curry Kirkpatrick, ESPN, 19 Mar. 2001 How did our ancestors pass from the mundane activity of counting to the concept of 'number' in the abstract, devoid of any particular collection of objects to label? — John D. Barrow, Pi in the Sky, 1992 They decided on buttock tattoos, rather than the more mundane engagement ring, because a tattoo is permanent. You can always pawn a ring. — Mike Royko, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 1988 The day began with the mundane business of getting my white chiffon dress shortened … — Lady Bird Johnson, January 14, 1964, in A White House Diary, 1970 mundane chores, like washing dishes They lead a pretty mundane life. prayer and meditation helped her put her mundane worries aside

Recent Examples on the Web

How to throw a proper jab, stuff that becomes mundane and kind of boring. — Robert Klemko, SI.com, "Greg Hardy, the UFC and the Limits of the Second Chance," 25 June 2018 His life might be over-the-top and exciting, but if David wants to be a good person again, the route back will be mundane and a little boring, especially for someone who spent years in a psychiatric ward and fears going back. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "How Legion’s season 2 finale exposed the emptiness at the show’s core," 17 June 2018 It’s mundane bureaucratic stuff like flight schedules, invoices, emails. — Michael Hardy, WIRED, "Haunting Photos of the Hidden War on Terror," 10 May 2018 The emails included substantive political discussions but also exchanges between Podesta, his friends, and his family about mundane personal matters like dinner plans. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "The Legal War on Alex Jones," 29 May 2018 The one-man investigation starts off wildly improbable and gets worse from there; meanwhile, the mundane shoe-leather work of the actual police detectives is leading toward the conclusion that Paul's the Grim Reaper. — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Death Wish': Film Review," 2 Mar. 2018 Women almost never become art monsters because art monsters only concern themselves with art, never mundane things. — Charlotte Shane, The New Republic, "Living in David Lynch’s Art Life," 26 June 2018 And plenty of people take MBAs and then continue on to mundane corporate jobs. — The Economist, "Can you teach entrepreneurship?," 7 June 2018 In Goldberg’s view, more people need to work at the sometimes mundane job of defending civilization. — NBC News, "Conserving 'conservatives' in the Trump era," 19 Apr. 2018

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