mundane
adjectiveGraduateELO 1,400GRESAT
DEFINITION
found in the ordinary course of events
WEBSTER'S 1913
Of or pertaining to the world; worldly; earthly; terrestrial; as, the mundane sphere.
ETYMOLOGY
Latin 'mundus' meaning clean or world
ANTONYMS
IN LITERATURE
“The starlit black ridges about him and the dragon's mouth yawing underneath were an opposition of spiritual and mundane; innocent, noxious; exciting to the youthful philosopher.”
— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
IN USE
“Some of the worlds they visit are mundane, some are very odd, and others follow science fiction or fantasy conventions.”
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