mundane

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmʌndeɪn, mʌnˈdeɪn/

adjective

  • 1lacking interest or excitement; dull: his mundane, humdrum existence
  • 2of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one: according to the Shinto doctrine, spirits of the dead can act upon the mundane world

Derivatives

mundanely

adverb

mundaneness

noun

mundanity

Pronunciation: /-ˈdanɪti/
noun (plural mundanities)

Origin:

late Middle English (in mundane (sense 2)): from Old French mondain, from late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus 'world'. mundane (sense 1) dates from the late 19th century