mundanity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /mʌnˈdænɪti/
Etymology
Etymology tree English mundane Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English mundanity From mundane + -ity (“quality of”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) mundaneness; the characteristic of being mundane
Proust's novel grew and deepened into over 3,000 pages of everything and nothing: a Möbius strip of profundity twisting into mundanity, mundanity twisting into profundity.
2013 November 16, Patrick McGuinness, “Who's afraid of Marcel Proust?”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review), page R20:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mundanities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
ordinariness · normalhood · normality · usualness · plainness · plainness · mundanity · everydayness · ordinariness · usuality · normalism · normalcy · unremarkableness · sameishness · normaldom · normalness