Mundane (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; "not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind"; "so terrene a being as himself".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The mundane tasks of everyday life, such as laundry and grocery shopping, can be overwhelming at times.
- The artist's use of mundane objects in her sculpture added a touch of realism to the piece.
- The company's mundane office building was a far cry from the sleek, modern skyscrapers that lined the city streets.
- Despite its mundane appearance, the small café served some of the best coffee in town.
- The professor's lectures on mundane topics like soil composition and crop rotation were surprisingly engaging.
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Meaning 2
Concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- In her role as CEO, she was consumed by mundane affairs, such as managing budgets and overseeing staff.
- After years of studying spirituality, he developed a more balanced view of life that included attention to mundane matters like paying bills.
- The critic argued that the novel focused too much on mundane details, neglecting the characters' emotional development.
- She never thought she'd end up handling mundane tasks like cleaning and grocery shopping after retiring from her high-powered job.
- The artist's mundane observations of everyday life were reflected in her realist paintings of people going about their daily routines.
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Meaning 3
Found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Today starts in solitude one normal breath five dozen two into then re-priors his journey soon quiet arrives well nearly while night times next go much silent ends both you fade thought dawn eyes turns steps feet stop around places it next moment right room later others words become be doing real past getting makes tomorrow was job look eyes done five yesterday new enough breath move move step long dark pass everyday commute doing think talk both down most later finally well light went, during re took drive
- Plin would this made clear want few week goes keep turn these been world better begin put gone may routine whole both things at re help pass stay is around gets stop moving others last enough old free learn really soon tell starts wait since longer stays wants small person big something light people everyday course less stays seen different simple out year or sometimes doing kept seen other getting often week meet given any might might begins thing seem they used morning five minute over put better feels wants there while far train ever ends did simple sound say any no enough sometimes walk doing took very do longer been told job run routine find night
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- Getting up early for her daily job is a mundane routine that Sarah has to endure every day.
- Starting to think about what to make for lunch for your kids can be a mundane task, this helps.