Download the app
educalingo
Search
Remember, you and you alone are responsible for maintaining your energy. Give up blaming, complaining and excuse making, and keep taking action in the direction of your goals - however mundane or lofty they may be.
Jack Canfield

Meaning of "mundane" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MUNDANE

From French mondain, via Late Latin, from Latin mundus world.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF MUNDANE

mundane  [ˈmʌndeɪn] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUNDANE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mundane is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MUNDANE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mundane

In subcultural and fictional uses, a mundane is a person who does not belong to a particular group, according to the members of that group; the implication is that such persons, lacking imagination, are concerned solely with the mundane: the quotidian and ordinary. The term first came into use in science fiction fandom to refer, sometimes deprecatingly, to non-fans; this use of the term antedates 1955.

Definition of mundane in the English dictionary

The definition of mundane in the dictionary is everyday, ordinary, or banal. Other definition of mundane is relating to the world or worldly matters.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUNDANE


antemundane
ˌæntɪˈmʌndeɪn
chlordane
ˈklɔːdeɪn
Dane
deɪn
deign
deɪn
demimondaine
ˌdɛmɪˈmɒndeɪn
disdain
dɪsˈdeɪn
extramundane
ˌɛkstrəˈmʌndeɪn
foreordain
ˌfɔːrɔːˈdeɪn
Haldane
ˈhɔːldeɪn
intermundane
ˌɪntəˈmʌndeɪn
intramundane
ˌɪntrəˈmʌndeɪn
lindane
ˈlɪndeɪn
ordain
ɔːˈdeɪn
preordain
ˌpriːɔːˈdeɪn
sdeign
zdeɪn
sdein
zdeɪn
supermundane
ˌsuːpəˈmʌndeɪn
supramundane
ˌsuːprəmʌnˈdeɪn
transmundane
trænzˈmʌndeɪn
ultramundane
ˌʌltrəˈmʌndeɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUNDANE

munch
munchable
Munchausen
Munchausen by proxy
Munchausen´s syndrome
Munchausen´s syndrome by proxy
muncher
munchies
munchkin
Munda
mundanely
mundaneness
mundanity
mundic
mundification
mundificative
mundify
mundungo
mundungus
mung

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUNDANE

airplane
ane
Brisbane
cane
cispadane
crane
humane
hurricane
insane
jane
kane
lane
mane
membrane
pane
plane
Spokane
thane
transpadane
Zidane

Synonyms and antonyms of mundane in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MUNDANE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mundane» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mundane

Translation of «mundane» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF MUNDANE

Find out the translation of mundane to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mundane from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mundane» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

平凡的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rutinario
570 millions of speakers

English

mundane
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सांसारिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدنيوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мирской
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mundano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাগতিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

banal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Duniawi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

banal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

平凡な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일상적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mundane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trần tục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாதாரணமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सांसारिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dünyevi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ordinario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przyziemny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мирської
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lumesc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκόσμια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aards
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vardagliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

verdslig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mundane

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUNDANE»

The term «mundane» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.699 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
87
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «mundane» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of mundane
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «mundane».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUNDANE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mundane» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mundane» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mundane

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «MUNDANE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mundane.
1
John Battelle
Drones ply the liminal space between the physical and the digital - pilots fly them, but aren't in them. They are versatile and fascinating objects - the things they can do range from the mundane (aerial photography) to the spectacular - killing people, for example.
2
Gael Garcia Bernal
We think that democracy can change a lot of things, but we're being fooled, because democracy is not the election. We've been taught that democracy is having elections. And it isn't. Elections are the most horrendous aspect of democracy. It's the most mundane, trivial, disappointing, dirty aspect.
3
Pam Brown
A horse is the projection of peoples' dreams about themselves - strong, powerful, beautiful - and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence.
4
Billy Burke
I watch movies, and if I get the chance to watch television, I'm usually prone to watching something completely mindless and mundane that I don't have to follow so closely.
5
Jeanne Calment
I didn't like mundane life.
6
Bruce Campbell
As far as my favorite sites, I do a lot of mundane stuff on line because I travel so much.
7
Jack Canfield
Remember, you and you alone are responsible for maintaining your energy. Give up blaming, complaining and excuse making, and keep taking action in the direction of your goals - however mundane or lofty they may be.
8
Jennifer Carpenter
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.
9
Shane Carruth
Going to grocery stores is almost my favorite thing to do to calm myself down. There's something about just walking aisle after aisle making mundane choices. 'Do I want that? No, I want the one that has the low sodium.' And that feels like a good exercise to be doing when there isn't anything to be doing. It's like a kick-starter in some way.
10
Francis Ford Coppola
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!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUNDANE»

Discover the use of mundane in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mundane and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mundane Objects: Materiality and Non-verbal Communication
This concise book shows the importance of objects that are considered ordinary by cultural outsiders and scholars, yet lie at the heart of the systems of thought and practices of their makers and users.
Pierre Lemonnier, 2012
2
Mundane Tarot: A Comprehensive Tarot Interpretation Book to ...
" Identify your personal area of psychic talent and receive a roadmap to develop it through the one-of-a-kind Psychic Talents Reading that is interpreted using a special channeled interpretation book included in Part Two of Mundane Tarot.
Sarah Paul, 2009
3
Mundane Reason: Reality in Everyday and Sociological Discourse
This book assumes that an objective world exists independently of the knower and shows shows that it is historically emergent, culturally contingent and situationally constructed.
Melvin Pollner, 2010
4
Raphael's Mundane Astrology Or the Effects of the Planets ...
Mundane Astrology has been much neglected by students.
Professor Raphael, David Caroline Adam, Raphael, 2010
5
The God of the Mundane: Reflections on Ordinary Life for ...
In this collection of essays, he asks a simple question: what about the rest of us? Is there a God for our often-mundane lives? This is a book about pastors, plumbers, dental hygienists, and stay-at-home moms.
Matt Redmond, 2012
6
Astrology: Mundane & Spiritual, Set
1933 a text-book giving a brief resume of cosmogenesis and anthropogenesis; complete instructions for casting, progressing and reading the horoscope, with twenty-six example horoscopes illustrating the diagnosis of disease by means of star ...
S. R. Parchment, 1996
7
Beyond the Mundane: Unravelings
Readers will be horrified and mystified by this collection of 28 horror and mystery stories from the masters of the macabre.
Daniel J. Reitz, 2004
8
Our Distance from God: Studies of the Divine and the Mundane ...
In this encounter between reflections on Christian theology and the history of art and music, James D. Herbert considers how specific works of art establish a relation between the divine and the earthbound audiences for whom the art was ...
James D. Herbert, 2008
9
Mundane Or National Astrology
1911. Book No. 13 of Alan Leo's Astrological Manuals Series.
H. S. Green, 2010
10
At the Corner of Mundane and Grace: Finding Glimpses of ...
This happy volume will have a special place in my heart and in my home. I predict that others who taste and feast will be delighted and nourished as I have been. --Adrian Rogers, Pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church From the Hardcover edition.
Christopher H. Fabry, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUNDANE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mundane is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Ministry of the Mundane
I once heard Chuck Swindoll say to a gathering of ministers, “In ministry life, there are more moments of the mundane than the magnificent. «ChristianityToday.com, Jul 15»
2
Picture of Tennessee shooting emerges: Some Marines warned …
Twenty Marines and two Navy corpsman were in the middle of an otherwise mundane task, just checking their equipment after a training ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
3
Slain Chattanooga Marines Saved Others, Officials Say
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Twenty Marines and two Navy corpsmen were in the middle of an otherwise mundane task, just checking their ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Coder who committed suicide: Tech was 'bright spot in her life'
"She wanted the app to guide people through how to do things that seem easy and mundane like ordering at a restaurant they have never been ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
5
Fox News sends out GOP debate logistics
Other than that, it's all mundane logistics: Each campaign will be given 10 credentials (candidate +9) for their candidate holding rooms.... Each ... «Politico, Jul 15»
6
Here's What Would Happen If Animals Could Talk
Yet if a lion could talk, he'd likely bore us with the mundane: the waterhole, the warthogs, wildebeest ad nauseum. Lions' concerns—food ... «TIME, Jul 15»
7
Rihanna Makes the Mundane Exciting, Is Now a Sock Designer
“And that's why Rihanna's ideal, because she's constantly innovating and looking to see what's next”. As a contributing Creative Director, ... «Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News, Jul 15»
8
Novel melds miracles with the mundane
Novel melds miracles with the mundane ... on a worthwhile journey, highlighting the necessity of seeking the miraculous in the mundane. «Pueblo Chieftain, Jul 15»
9
Simon Armitage, Oxford Poetry Professor, Finds Inspiration in the …
He often finds a kind of beauty in the mundane, gritty and sometimes farcical aspects of everyday life, a philosophy captured in the poem “It ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
10
Scoring the Mundane: Four Tet's Morning/Evening, Reviewed
2. It's divided into two long tracks, which makes it harder for people writing about music to group the sound into boxes. (“This cut worked, that ... «Pretty Much Amazing, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mundane [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mundane>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z