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mundane.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/mʌnˈdeɪn//mən-/[mʌnˈdeɪn]US[mɐnˈdeɪn]Received-Pronunciation
  1. Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly.

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

  3. Ordinary; not new; part of the mainstream culture.

  4. Tedious; repetitive and boring.

  5. Non-magical; without supernatural powers or properties.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English mondeyne, from Old French mondain, from Late Latin mundānus, from Latin mundus (“world”). Compare Danish mondæn. (ordinary): Compare typologically Russian несусве́тный (nesusvétnyj) (<~ не- (ne-) + (rare) сусве́тный (susvétnyj) < свет (svet)).

noun/mʌnˈdeɪn//mən-/[mʌnˈdeɪn]US[mɐnˈdeɪn]Received-Pronunciation
  1. An unremarkable, ordinary human being.

  2. A person considered to be "normal", part of the mainstream culture, outside the subculture, not part of the elite group.

    derogatory · slang
  3. A person who is not a Satanist.

    derogatory
  4. The world outside fandom; the normal, mainstream world.

    slang
  5. A person with no magical or supernatural powers or properties.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English mondeyne, from Old French mondain, from Late Latin mundānus, from Latin mundus (“world”). Compare Danish mondæn. (ordinary): Compare typologically Russian несусве́тный (nesusvétnyj) (<~ не- (ne-) + (rare) сусве́тный (susvétnyj) < свет (svet)).

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