MUNDANE


Meaning of MUNDANE in English

/ mʌnˈdeɪn; NAmE / adjective

(often disapproving ) not interesting or exciting

SYN dull , ordinary :

a mundane task / job

I lead a pretty mundane existence.

On a more mundane level, can we talk about the timetable for next week?

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (referring to something of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one): from Old French mondain , from late Latin mundanus , from Latin mundus world. The current sense dates from the late 19th cent.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.