mundane

• Beschreibt etwas Alltägliches, Uninteressantes oder Ernüchterndes; oft im Sinne von weltlich, gewöhnlich und ohne besondere Aufregung.

Describes something that is ordinary, uninteresting, or lacking excitement.

1. Ordinary and uninterestingB2formal

   Lacking interest or excitement; dull and everyday.

   Alltäglich und langweilig

   • She was tired of her mundane office job.
   • The conversation was filled with mundane topics like the weather.
   • He found the routine of daily life to be mundane.

   Synonymebanalboringcommonplacedulleverydayhumdrumordinaryprosaicroutineuninteresting

   Antonymeexceptionalexcitingexoticextraordinaryfascinatinginterestingnotableremarkableuniqueunusual

2. Relating to the physical worldC1formal

   Concerned with the world and worldly matters, as opposed to spiritual or heavenly ones.

   Weltlich

   • The philosopher contrasted the mundane world with the divine.
   • He focused on mundane affairs rather than spiritual pursuits.
   • The book explores the tension between the mundane and the sacred.

   Synonymeearthlymaterialseculartemporalterrestrialworldly

   Antonymecelestialetherealotherworldlyspiritualsupernaturaltranscendent