mundanity

[ muhn-dan-i-tee ]

noun

, plural mun·dan·i·ties.

1. the condition or quality of being mundane; mundaneness.
2. an instance of being mundane:

   one of the mundanities of everyday life.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mundanity¹

First recorded in 1495–1505; mundane + -ity

Example Sentences

Ahead of her first performance at the BBC Proms, the actor explained that in exploring the mundanities of the composer's life and likening them to her own, he becomes less intimidating as a figure.

From BBC

Overwhelmed by the commitments or mundanity of day-to-day life, while simultaneously unwilling or unable to voice their emotions, men often find it hard to cope.

From BBC

It is hard to blame these fans for wanting to swap the mundanity of everyday life for a world where potion classes and Quidditch matches reign supreme.

From BBC

Musgraves’ is once again paving her own path: her country has become folk, her songs are pretty and delicate with lyrics that find profundity in mundanity.

From Seattle Times

The show’s tragedies, made humdrum by the desperate circumstances in which they take place, should be emotionally ruinous in their frequency and mundanity.

From Seattle Times