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MUNDANE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly
Example:
so terrene a being as himself
Synonyms:
mundane; terrene
Classified under:
Similar:
earthly (of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Found in the ordinary course of events
Example:
there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute
Synonyms:
everyday; mundane; quotidian; routine; unremarkable; workaday
Classified under:
Similar:
ordinary (not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree)
Derivation:
mundaneness; mundanity (the quality of being commonplace and ordinary)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Concerned with the world or worldly matters
Example:
he developed an immense terrestrial practicality
Synonyms:
mundane; terrestrial
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
secular; temporal; worldly (characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world)
Derivation:
mundaneness (the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment)
