How is a person who is mundane?
An ordinary, unexciting thing can be called mundane: "Superman hid his heroic feats by posing as his mundane alter ego, Clark Kent."
Mundane, from the Latin word mundus, "world," originally referred to things on earth. Such things were supposed to be uninteresting when compared to the delights of Heaven; hence the word's present meaning. Writing about reality TV shows, a Newsweek writer opined, "In reality bizarro-world, the mundane is presented as the spectacular" — in other words, people's everyday routines are now televised as entertainment.
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18 Comments
billyboy915
This was an awkwardly worded and convoluted question. Why not simply ask what "mundane" means?
Oh... silly me. I'm asking about a question from a Quizzclub Clone and expecting scholastic standards. Sorry.
hannah latyshev
Oddly phrased question- I had to re-read it twice to make sense of it.
lady draggon
Poorly worded question. Yet another not reviewed and, meanwhile, I have five questions still waiting to finish review after three weeksand counting AND some poor little person picked on a photo I used say it was low quality and to replace it even though it was digital and clear as a bell !
Debbie Pozzobon
This question is grammatically incorrect.
ToniP
Not normally an adjective used to describe a person.
Susan Lake-Harris
Brent Chambers, That's rather witty! Thanks.
Howard Groopman
Jas Newman, Thanks for the reinforcement. Agree 100%. I'm usually correct when it comes to spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and usage.
Jas Newman
billyboy915, Then use one of those synonyms. HG is right—"mundane" is not a word generally applied to humans. BTW, this is not sour grapes because I did get it right, as I assume HG did also. IMHO, he was merely making a valid point.
John W Shreve
People who whine about "clones" every time the can must live mundane lives.
Christopher J Voce
Many people whom may seem mundane are quite often far from it !!
Brenda Hanneman Wallace
Brent Chambers, On Sunday . . .
Howard Groopman
billyboy915, Maybe, but I can't recall one instance of seeing that word applied to a person. I looked online at some definitions and examples, and none mentioned a person.
Player
Howard Groopman, describes me in a nutshell
billyboy915
Howard Groopman,
Mundane means, lacking interest or excitement; dull.
Synonyms include: tiresome, boring, ordinary, hum-drum, dull, tedious, monotonous, routine, and unremarkable. Those words can apply to people.
William Laughlin
jhoehl,
Ah, a Quizzclub Clone defending another Quizzclub Clone. This is quickly becoming a 3-ring circus. Maybe I should start saying CLOWN instead of Clone!
Bob Fowler
Bit Rude!! 🥴