mundane
mundane definition
mun·dane (mun′dān′, mun dān′)
adjective
- of the world; esp., worldly, as distinguished from heavenly, spiritual, etc.
- commonplace, everyday, ordinary, etc.
Etymology: LME mondeyne < OFr mondain < LL mundanus < L mundus, world (in LL(Ec), the secular world, as opposed to the church)
Related Forms:
- mundanely mun′·dane′ly adverb
- mundanity mun′·dan′·ity (-dan′ə tē) noun pl. mundanities -·ties
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