Word of the Day (January 21, 2015)

Word of the Day (January 21, 2015)

Mundane – (adj.) dull and ordinary (also: relating to ordinary life on earth rather than to spiritual things)

Example: “Her life is mundane; she is afraid of change.’

Origin: Middle English “mondeyne,” from Anglo-French “mundain,” from Late Latin “mundanus,” from Latin “mundus” world.

First use: 15^th century

(Reference: Merriam Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Dictionary Application. Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2015.)