mundane

noun

An unremarkable, ordinary human being.

(slang, derogatory, in various subcultures) A person considered to be "normal", part of the mainstream culture, outside the subculture, not part of the elite group.

(derogatory, satanism) A person who is not a Satanist.

(fandom slang, as "the mundane") The world outside fandom; the normal, mainstream world.

adjective

Ordinary; not new.

Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly.

Tedious; repetitive and boring.

Pertaining to the Universe, cosmos or physical reality, as opposed to the spiritual world.

Roots

mundusmund- · Latin · world

Synonyms for mundane

workadayadj everydayadj humdrumn prosaicadj commonplaceadj ordinaryadj banausicadj earthlyadj worldlyadj terreneadj prosyadj terrestrialadj

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