MUNDANE


Meaning of MUNDANE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmən-ˈdān, ˈmən-ˌ ]

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 -ˈdān-nəs, -ˌdān- noun

• mun·dan·i·ty ˌmən-ˈdā-nə-tē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.