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mundane

UK
/mʌnˈdeɪn/
US
/mʌnˈdeɪn/

Translations

mundaneadjective
more mundane
Comp.
most mundane
Super.
UK
/mʌnˈdeɪn/
US
/mʌnˈdeɪn/
banalCourant pour parler de quelque chose de terne, sans intérêt ou peu excitant.
The meeting was filled with mundane details that bored everyone.
La réunion était remplie de détails banals qui ont ennuyé tout le monde.
terrestreDans le sens opposé à spirituel ou céleste.
She was more concerned with mundane matters like paying bills than with philosophical questions.
Elle se préoccupait davantage de questions terrestres comme payer les factures que de questions philosophiques.
Additional translations
prosaïqueNuance soutenue pour ce qui est ordinaire, terre à terre, sans relief.
Synonyms
ordinary
commonplace
prosaic
humdrum
banal
routine
everyday
unremarkable
Antonyms
extraordinary
unusual
exciting
remarkable
mundanenoun
mundanes
pl
UK
/mʌnˈdeɪn/
US
/mʌnˈdeɪn/
Used chiefly in genre or fan communities to denote an ordinary person not involved with specialized interests.
molduDans un contexte de fantasy ou de sous-culture, pour désigner une personne non initiée ou ordinaire.
In the wizarding world, mundanes are unaware of the existence of magic.
Dans le monde des sorciers, les moldus ignorent l'existence de la magie.
le quotidienPour désigner les aspects ordinaires et quotidiens de la vie.
Meditation helps him rise above the mundane and find inner peace.
La méditation l'aide à s'élever au-dessus du quotidien et à trouver la paix intérieure.
Synonyms
layperson
layman
laywoman
secularist
nonbeliever
worldling
mortal
earthling
materialist
ordinary person

Definitions

mundaneadjective
Lacking interest or excitement; dull.
The meeting was filled with mundane details that bored everyone.
Of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one.
She was more concerned with mundane matters like paying bills than with philosophical questions.
mundanenoun
A person whose interests and lifestyle are considered ordinary, especially someone outside a specialized subculture or fantasy setting.
In the wizarding world, mundanes are unaware of the existence of magic.
The ordinary, everyday aspects or concerns of life (usually preceded by “the”).
Meditation helps him rise above the mundane and find inner peace.
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