Mundane

/mʌnˈdeɪn/

Meaning & Definition

adjective

lacking interest or excitement; dull.

He found the mundane tasks of daily life to be quite tiresome.

of or pertaining to this world or earthly life, as opposed to heavenly or spiritual matters.

She was more interested in spiritual matters than in the mundane concerns of everyday life.

From Latin 'mundanus', meaning 'of the world'.

the mundane world

Refers to the everyday, ordinary aspects of life.

mundane concerns

Issues or matters that are trivial or inconsequential.

worldly

Relating to the physical world rather than spiritual.

earthly

Relating to the earth or world.

Boring or uninteresting.

That party was so mundane, I fell asleep.

Average or typical.

He's just another mundane guy trying to make it in the city.