mundanity

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mundanity

The mundanity of his daily routine was broken by a surprise phone call.

Definition

Noun: 1. The quality of being commonplace, ordinary, or lacking excitement. It refers to the state of being mundane, involving the routine, everyday, and often boring aspects of life. 2. The quality or character of being worldly, sophisticated, or experienced. This sense relates to being concerned with the practical, secular world as opposed to spiritual or idealistic concerns.

Usage Examples
  • Sense 1 (Ordinariness):
    • The mundanity of his daily commute made him long for a vacation.
    • She found beauty in the mundanity of everyday tasks like washing dishes.
  • Sense 2 (Worldliness):
    • The novel explores the mundanity of political life, stripped of its idealism.
    • His mundanity was a result of years of travel and dealing with practical business affairs.
Advanced Usage
  • "The mundanity of it all": A phrase used to express a feeling of being overwhelmed by the boring, repetitive nature of a situation.
    • After the third meeting about the same topic, he was struck by the sheer mundanity of it all.
Variants and Related Words
  • Mundane (adj): (1) Lacking interest or excitement; dull. (2) Of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one.
    • They discussed mundane topics like the weather.
    • He focused on mundane concerns rather than philosophical questions.
  • Mundanely (adv): In a mundane manner.
    • The day began mundanely with a bowl of cereal.
Synonyms
  • For Sense 1: Ordinariness, dullness, banality, routine, tedium.
  • For Sense 2: Worldliness, secularity, sophistication, experience.
Antonyms
  • For Sense 1: Extraordinariness, excitement, novelty, fascination.
  • For Sense 2: Spirituality, idealism, naivety, innocence.
Related Phrases
  • A life of mundanity: Describes an existence dominated by routine and lack of special events.
    • He feared a life of mundanity in a small town.
  • To break the mundanity: To interrupt or escape from a boring routine.
    • They took a spontaneous trip to break the mundanity of their schedule.
mundanity

The mundanity of his daily routine was broken by a surprise phone call.

Noun
  1. the quality of being commonplace and ordinary
  2. the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment

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