adjective
mundane
mun-DAYN/mʌnˈdeɪn/
Relating to ordinary earthly life.
The man wearily attends to the mundane task of folding laundry.
Etymology
“Belonging to the world” first described earthly or secular matters, as distinct from the Church. That worldly sense broadened to ordinary everyday concerns and then to things considered dull or uninteresting.
In context
designing for the mundane sort of presenting things in in a language of everyday use rather than this kind of more exciting um pirate kind of hacker culture.
More examples
- The discussion turns from divine mysteries to mundane concerns about money.
- He finds quiet satisfaction in the mundane work of washing dishes.
- Prayer offers her a brief escape from mundane affairs.
Forms
mundane · more mundane · most mundane
mundanity noun — The quality of being ordinary or worldly.