Mundane — Mun dane, a. [L. mundanus, fr. mundus the world, an implement, toilet adornments, or dress; cf. mundus, a., clean, neat, Skr. ma[.n][dsdot] to adorn, dress, ma[.n][dsdot]a adornment. Cf. {Monde}, {Mound} in heraldry.] 1. Of or pertaining to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mundane — I adjective accustomary, average, banal, bodily, carnal, common, commonplace, conventional, corporeal, customary, earthly, everyday, familiar, fleshly, frequent, habitual, hackneyed, homespun, irreligious, material, nonsacred, nonspiritual,… … Law dictionary
mundane — (adj.) mid 15c., of this world, from O.Fr. mondain of this world, worldly, earthly, secular; also pure, clean; noble, generous (12c.), from L.L. mundanus belonging to the world (as distinct from the Church), in classical Latin a citizen of the… … Etymology dictionary
mundane — worldly, *earthly, earthy, terrestrial, sublunary Analogous words: fleshly, sensual, *carnal, animal: secular, temporal, *profane Antonyms: eternal Contrasted words: *infinite, sempiternal, boundless: heavenly, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
mundane — [adj] ordinary banal, commonplace, day to day, earthly, everyday, humdrum*, lowly, normal, prosaic, routine, workaday*, workday, worldly; concept 547 Ant. exciting, extraordinary, heavenly, supernatural, wonderful … New thesaurus
mundane — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking interest or excitement. 2) of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one. DERIVATIVES mundanely adverb mundaneness noun mundanity noun. ORIGIN from Latin mundus world … English terms dictionary
mundane — [mun′dān΄, mun dān′] adj. [LME mondeyne < OFr mondain < LL mundanus < L mundus, world (in LL(Ec), the secular world, as opposed to the church)] 1. of the world; esp., worldly, as distinguished from heavenly, spiritual, etc. 2.… … English World dictionary
Mundane — For other uses, see Mundane (disambiguation). In subcultural and fictional uses, a mundane is a person who does not belong to a particular group, according to the members of that group; the implication is that such persons, lacking imagination,… … Wikipedia
mundane — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ find sth ▪ I found the job very mundane. ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
mundane — mun|dane [mʌnˈdeın] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: mondain, from Latin mundus world ] 1.) ordinary and not interesting or exciting = ↑boring ▪ Initially, the work was pretty mundane. ▪ The mundane task of setting the table can be fun on… … Dictionary of contemporary English