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mundane

[mʌnˈdeɪn]adjective2 syllables

Mundane means: found in the ordinary course of events.

Synonyms for mundane27

adjective, as in found in the ordinary course of events

everyday, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workaday, ordinary

adjective, as in concerned with the world or worldly matters

terrestrial, worldly, secular, temporal

adjective, as in belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly

terrene, earthly

also used for mundane

profane, areligious, civil, irreligious, laicist, laicistic, banal, boring, commonplace, jejune, pedestrian, earthbound, basic, beat, blah

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What does mundane mean?3

adjective

1

found in the ordinary course of events“a placid everyday scene”

2

concerned with the world or worldly matters“mundane affairs”

3

belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly“not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mundane?60

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All 60 rhymes for mundane, grouped by syllable

Mundane in a sentence

  • I reflect on the beauty that surrounds us, even in the mundane.Igider
  • I'm sure there's a more mundane explanation that doesn't involve ghosts.AlanF_US
  • The real reason is far more mundane than all of these speculations.AlanF_US
  • He was tired of living a mundane existence in his small hometown.Nuel
  • Matthew and Linda mostly talked about very mundane things.Amastan
  • Oh, but that is a mundane matter!Balamax
  • Together, they make the mundane magical.Nuel
  • Sadako realized that, near death, even what was once mundane glows with an everlasting beauty.Lumi

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of mundane

as a adjective

comparative
mundaner
superlative
mundanest