mundane: Ordinary and unexciting; of everyday life.

mundane

muhn-DAYN, adjective

Ordinary and unexciting; of everyday life.

“The diary records mundane details that now feel precious.”

Where mundane comes from

From the Latin for the world, meaning earthly as opposed to heavenly.

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