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mundanity

mundanity

1 7.2
A state of being ordinary and not interesting
  • noun
  • /mʌnˈdeɪnɪti/
translation icon : mundanidad
  • The mundanity of his daily routine made him long for adventure.
  • mundanity of life

Appreciating the mundanity, the small moments.

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Examples

  • Spielberg's vibrant style just barely offsets the mundanity of parliamentary debate.

    Blog text (16)
  • So what remains to be shown is whether the mundanity of the dialogue is enough to bring the book down.

    Blog text (12)
  • That's the mundanity of a job well done.

  • Despite its mundanity, her life never allowed pause for things like dreaming or reflection.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • This is about the day-to-day mundanities from which you derive joy.

    Blog text (5)
  • It was a puzzle as to when he shopped, did his laundry, or any of the other mundanities that the rest of us take for granted.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • I understand you shall be working with me. " While Li replied with conversational mundanities, Reyes realized with a jolt that she was holding the door open.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • A related confrontation with mundanity—all in the name of some leisurely escapism—is undergone by The Other Side.

    Blog text (25)
  • At school, she had been so shy, so book-enraptured, that the mundanities that he had introduced her to—parties, art openings, foreign films—had set off paroxysms of excitement inside her.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • She wrote about the mundanity of city life, capturing every ordinary detail.

Synonyms

monotony
vsmundanity
14 5.5

A boring feeling when things are the same again and again

refers to ordinariness without repetition as the main cause
ordinariness
vsmundanity
3 4.1

A state of being usual and not special

highlights lack of excitement rather than only plainness
dreariness
vsmundanity
1 6.2

A dull, gloomy feeling that makes things seem not interesting

means plain lack of excitement without sadness or gloom
mundaneness
vsmundanity
6.7

A state of being ordinary and not exciting

is a different spelling or form often used interchangeably
prosaicness
vsmundanity
9.1

The quality of being ordinary and not exciting

focuses on everyday commonness without judging creativity
stodginess
vsmundanity
  • UK
8.4

A serious, old-fashioned style that feels boring

indicates ordinary lack without the heavy solemn or old style

Antonyms

434 1.0

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

The quality of being very unusual and making someone or something stand out

How Ordinary

banality
10 7.2
mundanity
1 7.2
commonness
1 2.3

Surface Forms

mundanity singular
mundanities plural

Morphology

mundanity = mundane (transparent) = mundane + ity

A regular noun-forming derivation from the adjective 'mundane' using the productive suffix '-ity', so the meaning is directly the quality of being mundane.

Etymology

Mundanity comes from the Latin mundus, meaning 'the world', and shares the same root as the adjective mundane. So mundanity points to the 'everyday' or ordinary side of life, the plain, common things that feel not exciting.