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mundaneness

mundaneness

6.7
A state of being ordinary and not exciting
  • noun
  • /mʌnˈdeɪnəs/
translation icon : mundanidad
  • However, the mundaneness of the object and the simplicity of the process should not lead us to overlook the significance of what was going on, for in the act of repeatedly copying the same text over and over again and then passing it from hand to hand, the members of the Muslim Youth were not simply engaging in an exchange of ideas.

And it keeps you from having to deal with what you consider to be the mundaneness of your own life.

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Examples

  • And it keeps you from having to deal with what you consider to be the mundaneness of your own life.

  • The mundaneness of ordinary emotional life has been described in the following way:

    Academic text (1999)
  • And it keeps you from having to deal with what you consider to be the mundaneness of your own life.

  • Validating this experience is important as trauma survivors learn to cope with the mundaneness of ordinary life experiences.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We can easily get bogged down in the mundaneness of life, caught up in the daily grind of just living and surviving, yet at the same time, most of us are also searching for something bigger, some deeper meaning to it all.

    Blog text (9)
  • How do you restructure everything in a country so it works more towards the collective goals of the inhabitants of that country, so the hungry are fed, the homeless housed, the sick cared for, etc., while also dealing with everyday mundaneness like when the bins are emptied?

    Blog text (13)
  • We did nothing extraordinary that night or the rest of the weekend, but life with Mickey was pleasant for all its mundaneness—a cycle of eating, washing, playing, and sleeping that repeated itself with minor variations.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The mundaneness of our daily lives causes us to take our existence for granted, but every once in a while we're cajoled out of that complacency and enter into a profound state of existential awareness, and we ask: Why is there all this stuff in the universe, and why is it governed by such exquisitely precise laws?

    Blog text (30)
  • Many people find comfort in the mundaneness of their daily routines.

  • The mundaneness of his job made him long for a more exciting career.

Synonyms

monotony
vsmundaneness
14 5.5

A boring feeling when things are the same again and again

labels plainness without excitement rather than repetition as cause
simplicity
vsmundaneness
10 2.7

Being plain and without decoration

is broader, stressing unremarkable quality beyond mere lack of decoration
ordinariness
vsmundaneness
3 4.1

A state of being usual and not special

focuses on lack of excitement rather than simply being common
boringness
vsmundaneness
2 3.8

A state that makes you lose interest

is milder, indicating plainness rather than intense boredom
blandness
vsmundaneness
1 4.1

A pleasant, polite style that feels too safe or insincere

leans more toward plain lack of excitement rather than pleasantness
mundanity
vsmundaneness
1 7.2

A state of being ordinary and not interesting

is identical in meaning but is the alternate noun form
dullness
vsmundaneness
1 3.7

Something that is not interesting or exciting

is more about ordinary status than active lack of interest
vapidity
vsmundaneness
1 9.3

A lack of energy and interest in speech or writing

centres on being ordinary rather than failing to stimulate
everydayness
vsmundaneness
1 6.8

The ordinary daily life people live

emphasizes plain lack of excitement rather than simple repetition
averageness
vsmundaneness
1 4.7

A state of being ordinary and not special

focuses more on dullness and lack of excitement than being merely average
insipidity
vsmundaneness
1 9.6

Lack of flavor or interest that makes something dull

focuses on ordinariness and lack of excitement rather than blandness
bareness
vsmundaneness
1 5.1

A plain, empty look with no decorations

is about ordinary unremarkable state rather than physical emptiness
homeliness
vsmundaneness
1 7.4

A plain look that is not attractive

is broader, marking general unremarkable quality beyond looks
usualness
vsmundaneness
2.9

The state of being ordinary and like a normal routine

stresses lack of excitement rather than mere customary frequency
commonplaceness
vsmundaneness
5.9

A quality of being ordinary and not interesting because it appears very often

is broader, highlighting absence of excitement not only originality
insipidness
vsmundaneness
8.2

Being dull and without strong taste or interest

is about being ordinary and unremarkable rather than blandness of spirit
vapidness
vsmundaneness
8.4

A feeling that something is dull and boring

is about plainness and unremarkable nature rather than lacking style
stodginess
vsmundaneness
  • UK
8.4

A serious, old-fashioned style that feels boring

is broader, marking ordinary lack of excitement not just solemnity
prosiness
vsmundaneness
9.9

A dull way of writing or speaking that is not creative

is more general, indicating plain unremarkability rather than literary dullness
prosaicness
vsmundaneness
9.1

The quality of being ordinary and not exciting

matches plain unremarkability but is used more for style and tone
tameness
vsmundaneness
5.8

The quality of being boring and unoriginal

is about being ordinary rather than specifically lacking sophistication
uneventfulness
vsmundaneness
5.6

A calm state with few or no important events

focuses on quiet ordinary life rather than absence of events only
simpleness
vsmundaneness
2.3

A quality that is plain and without decoration

focuses more on being ordinary and unexciting than on decoration alone
austereness
vsmundaneness
8.6

A very plain, simple style with no decoration or luxury

is about lack of excitement generally rather than austere appearance
plainness
vsmundaneness
4.6

Not having an attractive appearance

focuses on being ordinary overall rather than just unattractiveness

Antonyms

434 1.0

A strong feeling of happiness and eagerness, or something that causes it

25 4.1

Being the only one of its kind

How Ordinary

banality
10 7.2
mundaneness
6.7
commonness
1 2.3

Surface Forms

mundaneness singular
mundanenesses plural

Morphology

mundaneness = mundane (transparent) = mundane + ness

The noun is a regular nominalization formed from the adjective 'mundane' with '-ness', yielding 'the quality of being ordinary', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word mundaneness comes from mundane, which comes from the Latin mundus ('world'). So, mundaneness means belonging to the everyday 'world', meaning ordinary and not exciting.