mundane C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /mʌnˈdeɪn/ UK /mʌnˈdeɪn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj lacking interest or excitement; ordinary He longed to escape the mundane routine of his office job. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · lacking interest or... ordinarycommonplacebanalprosaichumdrumeveryday ↔ Opposites extraordinaryexcitingheavenlyexotic Word family Derived forms mundanelymundanitymundaneness Etymology AI details From Old French mondain, from Late Latin mundānus ('of the world'), from Latin mundus ('world, universe'). mundānus Latin mundus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mundane **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /mʌnˈdeɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /mʌnˈdeɪn/ ## Meanings 1. lacking interest or excitement; ordinary ## Examples - He longed to escape the mundane routine of his office job. ## Synonyms - ordinary - commonplace - banal - prosaic - humdrum - everyday ## Antonyms - extraordinary - exciting - heavenly - exotic ## Derived Forms - mundanely - mundanity - mundaneness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mundānus - Root: mundus ## Etymology From Old French mondain, from Late Latin mundānus ('of the world'), from Latin mundus ('world, universe'). ## AI Etymology Mundane comes from Old French mondain, from Late Latin mundānus ('of the world'), from Latin mundus ('world, universe'). The historical trail runs through Latin mundānus and Latin mundus. In modern use it means lacking interest or excitement; ordinary. Derived formations include mundanely, mundanity, mundaneness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown