Words / B2

mun-DAYN/mʌnˈdeɪn/

Mundane means ordinary and uninteresting, or of this world rather than spiritual: a mundane check; mundane tasks. Ordinary is everyday; worldly is the RS twin. Log the badge check; drama is not a substitute. Mix-up: Monday is a day (already in the dictionary); municipal is of a town (already elsewhere). Do not write mundane for “on Monday”.

Meaning

Ordinary and not interesting; of this world rather than spiritual.

Examples

• “Log the mundane badge check; drama is not a substitute.”
• “The sermon contrasted the sacred and the mundane, which is the this-world sense.”

Good to know

mundane + noun; the mundane. Everyday: ordinary. RS twin: worldly. Trap: Monday / municipal. Methods, news, and RS. Everyday or earthly, not a weekday.

Near in meaning

ordinary

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