adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ m ə n- ' d ā n, ' m ə n- ˌ
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English mondeyne, from Anglo-French mundain, from Late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus world
Date: 15th century
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the world
2 : characterized by the practical, transitory, and ordinary : COMMONPLACE <the mundane concerns of day-to-day life>
synonyms see EARTHLY
– mun · dane · ly adverb
– mun · dane · ness \ - ' d ā n-n ə s, - ˌ d ā n- \ noun
– mun · dan · i · ty \ ˌ m ə n- ' d ā -n ə -t ē \ noun