mundane

Definitions


[ˌmʌnˈdeɪn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- lacking interest or excitement; dull
(e.g: his mundane, humdrum existence)

- of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one
(e.g: according to the Shinto doctrine, spirits of the dead can act upon the mundane world)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in mundane): from Old French mondain, from late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus ‘world’. mundane dates from the late 19th century




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