mundaneness

noun

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as in mundanity

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Recent Examples of mundaneness To be clear, the mundaneness, examined piecemeal, is undeniably horrific. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 Charles Wylie, the museum’s curator of photography, says the exhibit highlights the centrality of the Black experience in American history, from the tragedies to the mundaneness of family life. — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mundaneness
  1. mundanity
  2. everydayness
  3. normality
  4. ordinariness
  5. commonness
  6. fairness
  7. routine
Noun
  • Banksy’s stenciled rats, children with balloons, riot police, smiley faces and masked figures are instantly recognizable symbols of resistance to centralized power, war, consumerism, the mundanity of everyday life and the machinery of commerce.
    — Chad Radford, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • After high school, Moales took a gap year and got more serious about what was becoming her number one way of escaping the mundanity of life here on earth.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of mundanity
Noun
  • The everydayness of these items may also hold clues to their draw.
    — Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Epic narratives worthy of a novel, as well as anecdotes of the quiet everydayness of everyday things, both grounding and inspiring.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Definition of everydayness
Noun
  • The crimson hue that may have been visible at the height of the eclipse will gradually fade as the crescent of the lunar disk exposed to direct sunlight grows, and normality reasserts itself over the natural satellite.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • By the time the world returned to relative normality, her priorities had shifted.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of normality
Noun
  • The 25-year-old California singer-songwriter staked out his turf by taking pride in the ordinariness of his hit, from the mild-mannered vocals to the drama-free sincerity of his romantic imagery.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
  • People from West Asia are so often shown through images of violence, Korkejian says, that their joy, style and ordinariness can disappear from view.
    — Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of ordinariness
Noun
  • This specific subtype could help to explain the traditional night owl chronotype’s commonness in men.
    — Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 July 2026
  • At the same time, Tacitus points readers to the prevalence and thus the normalization and commonness of this rhetoric, which can become an inseparable corollary of a program of making war.
    — Timothy Joseph, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of commonness
Noun
  • The program honors female athletes who take consequential stands for fairness, opportunity or safety and provides financial support and access to leadership programming.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In all fairness, Halley's subpar performance was not unexpected.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of fairness
Noun
  • The Moon entering Libra also highlights your daily routines, so a small practical adjustment can ease tension quickly.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Investors are overlooking the growth potential of German consumer giant Henkel's burgeoning haircare business as even cautious consumers continue to splurge on self-care routines, according to Barclays.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of routine

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