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mundane
adjective
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- M
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- UNDAN
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
mʌnˈdeɪn
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly
“not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind”
adjective
found in the ordinary course of events
“a placid everyday scene”
adjective
concerned with the world or worldly matters
“mundane affairs”
In context
Example Sentences
not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind
so terrene a being as himself
a placid everyday scene
it was a routine day
{'source': 'Anita Diamant', 'text': "there's nothing quite like a real … train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"}
mundane affairs
he developed an immense terrestrial practicality
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