Mundane
adjective
Normal, ordinary, not exciting or new.
She found her job quite mundane, as it involved doing the same tasks every day.
Often appears as...
- mundane tasks
- mundane existence
adjective
Related to the world or universe, as opposed to spiritual things.
The priest emphasized the need to seek spiritual fulfillment instead of getting lost in mundane affairs.
Often appears as...
- mundane matters
- mundane affairs
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Formal
Religious
adjective
Normal, ordinary, not exciting or new.
She found her job quite mundane, as it involved doing the same tasks every day.
Often appears as...
- mundane tasks
- mundane existence
adjective
Related to the world or universe, as opposed to spiritual things.
The priest emphasized the need to seek spiritual fulfillment instead of getting lost in mundane affairs.
Often appears as...
- mundane matters
- mundane affairs
Usage tips
Formal
Religious
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Commonplace Normality
Use 'mundane' to emphasize the everyday, unremarkable nature of something.
The mundane routine of commuting to work never changed.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Excitement
'Mundane' implies a lack of excitement or interest in something due to its routine nature.
The conference was mundane, with no new insights presented.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Novel
If something is 'mundane', it's familiar and not new or unique.
We skipped our mundane breakfast of cereal and opted for pancakes.
Pro Tip 1/3Commonplace Normality
Use 'mundane' to emphasize the everyday, unremarkable nature of something.
The mundane routine of commuting to work never changed.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Excitement
'Mundane' implies a lack of excitement or interest in something due to its routine nature.
The conference was mundane, with no new insights presented.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Novel
If something is 'mundane', it's familiar and not new or unique.
We skipped our mundane breakfast of cereal and opted for pancakes.
Pro Tip 1/3Commonplace Normality
Use 'mundane' to emphasize the everyday, unremarkable nature of something.
The mundane routine of commuting to work never changed.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Excitement
'Mundane' implies a lack of excitement or interest in something due to its routine nature.
The conference was mundane, with no new insights presented.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Novel
If something is 'mundane', it's familiar and not new or unique.
We skipped our mundane breakfast of cereal and opted for pancakes.
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How heavy is air? - Dan...
are responsible for other weather changes, from the mundane to the catastrophic. But differences in air pressure do more than just let us complain about the weather; they're the very reason we're alive. We breathe by lowering the pressure in our lungs, allowing air to rush in. So the next time you take a deep breath,
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5 ways to listen better...
Wow! So, mundane sounds can be really interesting -- if you pay attention. I call that the "hidden choir" -- it's around us all the time. The next exercise is probably the most important of all of these, if you just take one thing away. This is listening positions -- the idea that you can move your listening position
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How to build your...
community nurtures it and curiosity affirms it. In education, we've got a saying, that you can't be what you can't see. When I was a little girl, I couldn't show confidence until someone showed me. My family used to do everything together, including the mundane things, like buying a new car,
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How to decarbonize the...
The energy world is governed by much more mundane laws, the laws of thermodynamics, right? It's physical stuff in the economy. Cement, trucks, factories, power plants. Atoms, not bits. Atoms, not bits. Perfect. And the transformation of big physical things is slower,
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Why should you read...
He frequently bends the line between reality and a world of dreams, and is considered a master of magic lurking in the mundane. This is a key feature of magical realism. In contrast to fantasy, magic in this sort of writing rarely offers a way out of a problem.
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John McWhorter: Txtng is...
but you notice that he's changing the topic. Now that seems kind of mundane, but think about how in real life, if we're having a conversation and we want to change the topic, there are ways of doing it gracefully. You don't just zip right into it.
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Multiple Husbands PIPE...
very important the wife has to understand everything up submissive be a Cuby the older brothers nature if the younger brothers Nature had taught over kissing what about jealousy that bane of even the most mundane marry if the wife
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Will automation take...
and bringing them into the present. Despite their strong backs and good characters, many of them would lack the basic literacy and numeracy skills to do all but the most mundane jobs. Many of them would be unemployable.
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How the mysterious dark...
sometimes even mundane. And there are hundreds of activists around the world working on techniques and tools to keep you private online -- default encrypted messaging services.
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Diversifying the voices...
he's turning the invisible aspects of our lives into visible into visibility who's helping us to reimagine our mundane existence and turn it turn it
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How heavy is air? - Dan...
are responsible for other weather changes, from the mundane to the catastrophic. But differences in air pressure do more than just let us complain about the weather; they're the very reason we're alive. We breathe by lowering the pressure in our lungs, allowing air to rush in. So the next time you take a deep breath,
Video examples
5 ways to listen better...
Wow! So, mundane sounds can be really interesting -- if you pay attention. I call that the "hidden choir" -- it's around us all the time. The next exercise is probably the most important of all of these, if you just take one thing away. This is listening positions -- the idea that you can move your listening position
Video examples
How to build your...
community nurtures it and curiosity affirms it. In education, we've got a saying, that you can't be what you can't see. When I was a little girl, I couldn't show confidence until someone showed me. My family used to do everything together, including the mundane things, like buying a new car,
Video examples
How to decarbonize the...
The energy world is governed by much more mundane laws, the laws of thermodynamics, right? It's physical stuff in the economy. Cement, trucks, factories, power plants. Atoms, not bits. Atoms, not bits. Perfect. And the transformation of big physical things is slower,
Video examples
Why should you read...
He frequently bends the line between reality and a world of dreams, and is considered a master of magic lurking in the mundane. This is a key feature of magical realism. In contrast to fantasy, magic in this sort of writing rarely offers a way out of a problem.
Video examples
John McWhorter: Txtng is...
but you notice that he's changing the topic. Now that seems kind of mundane, but think about how in real life, if we're having a conversation and we want to change the topic, there are ways of doing it gracefully. You don't just zip right into it.
Video examples
Multiple Husbands PIPE...
very important the wife has to understand everything up submissive be a Cuby the older brothers nature if the younger brothers Nature had taught over kissing what about jealousy that bane of even the most mundane marry if the wife
Video examples
Will automation take...
and bringing them into the present. Despite their strong backs and good characters, many of them would lack the basic literacy and numeracy skills to do all but the most mundane jobs. Many of them would be unemployable.
Video examples
How the mysterious dark...
sometimes even mundane. And there are hundreds of activists around the world working on techniques and tools to keep you private online -- default encrypted messaging services.
Video examples
Diversifying the voices...
he's turning the invisible aspects of our lives into visible into visibility who's helping us to reimagine our mundane existence and turn it turn it
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jennifer Carpenter
American Actress
One of the things I've started doing lately is tracking my dreams. I feel like there's a lot of information there and you can really bring those emotions to the situations that may feel mundane or familiar. That gives them new life and gives you a new relationship with it - if that makes any sort of sense.
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Jeff Koons
American Artist
Pretty mundane closet, but a lot of ties. And I tend not to throw anything out, so I have a lot of clothes from all times from my life. I can be a little sentimental with things like that.
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Francis Ford Coppola
American Director
I think it's better to be overly ambitious and fail than to be underambitious and succeed in a mundane way. I have been very fortunate. I failed upward in my life!
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Gail Tsukiyama
American Novelist
I also find doing the mundane, everyday things in life has a calming, creative influence on me. Some of my best ideas come when I'm vacuuming or waiting in lines.
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Esther Dyson
American Businesswoman
The most interesting lessons often lie in the mundane - those aspects of everyday life that locals take for granted and tourists tend to overlook.
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Hozier
Irish Musician
I'm uncomfortable with selfies and status updates documenting mundane pieces of my life, which I don't think should be of interest to anyone else.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
What excites me is just taking some time to breathe in life. The mundane is very exciting.
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RuPaul
American Entertainer
I don't think there is a life in the mundane 9-to-5 hypocrisy. That's not living.
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Ben Sasse
American Politician
My life is too mundane for anyone to write up.
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Jeanne Calment
French Celebrity
I didn't like mundane life.
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Jennifer Carpenter
American Actress
One of the things I've started doing lately is tracking my dreams. I feel like there's a lot of information there and you can really bring those emotions to the situations that may feel mundane or familiar. That gives them new life and gives you a new relationship with it - if that makes any sort of sense.
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Jeff Koons
American Artist
Pretty mundane closet, but a lot of ties. And I tend not to throw anything out, so I have a lot of clothes from all times from my life. I can be a little sentimental with things like that.
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Francis Ford Coppola
American Director
I think it's better to be overly ambitious and fail than to be underambitious and succeed in a mundane way. I have been very fortunate. I failed upward in my life!
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Gail Tsukiyama
American Novelist
I also find doing the mundane, everyday things in life has a calming, creative influence on me. Some of my best ideas come when I'm vacuuming or waiting in lines.
Quote examples
Esther Dyson
American Businesswoman
The most interesting lessons often lie in the mundane - those aspects of everyday life that locals take for granted and tourists tend to overlook.
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Hozier
Irish Musician
I'm uncomfortable with selfies and status updates documenting mundane pieces of my life, which I don't think should be of interest to anyone else.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
What excites me is just taking some time to breathe in life. The mundane is very exciting.
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RuPaul
American Entertainer
I don't think there is a life in the mundane 9-to-5 hypocrisy. That's not living.
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Ben Sasse
American Politician
My life is too mundane for anyone to write up.
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Jeanne Calment
French Celebrity
I didn't like mundane life.
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