different between mundane vs generic

English

Etymology

From Middle English mondeyne, from Old French mondain, from Late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus (“world”). Compare Danish mondæn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?n?de?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n

Adjective

mundane (comparative mundaner, superlative mundanest)

1. Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly.

   Synonym: worldly

   Antonyms: heavenly, arcane

2. Pertaining to the Universe, cosmos or physical reality, as opposed to the spiritual world.
   • 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2):

     Amongst mundane bodies, six there are that do perpetually move, and they are the six Planets; of the rest, that is, of the Earth, Sun, and fixed Stars, it is disputable which of them moveth, and which stands still.

3. Ordinary; not new.

   Synonyms: banal, boring, commonplace, everyday, routine, workaday, jejune, pedestrian; see also Thesaurus:boring, Thesaurus:common

4. Tedious; repetitive and boring.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:boring

Derived terms

• submundane
• supermundane
• transmundane
• ultramundane

Translations

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “mundane”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

Noun

mundane (plural mundanes)

1. An unremarkable, ordinary human being.
2. (slang, derogatory, in various subcultures) A person considered to be "normal", part of the mainstream culture, outside the subculture, not part of the elite group.
   • 1996, "Angel of Death", furries vs. mundanes (discussion on Internet newsgroup alt.fan.furry)

     Some people just think your ^[sic] a sicko or something for enjoying the art. I know that alot ^[sic] of the time, I would rather see some nice nude furrygirls instead of pictures of nude mundanes.

3. (fandom slang) The world outside fandom; the normal, mainstream world.
4. (derogatory, satanism) A person not a Satanist.

Synonyms

• (ordinary person): See Thesaurus:mundane
• (mainstream person): See Thesaurus:mainstreamer

Derived terms

• mundanely
• mundaneness
• mundanity

See also

• mundane on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Article on the use of “mundane” as a derogatory term.

Anagrams

• unnamed

Latin

Adjective

mund?ne

1. vocative masculine singular of mund?nus

English

Alternative forms

• generick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French générique, from Latin genus (“genus, kind”) + -ic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d???n???k/
• Hyphenation: gen?er?ic
• Rhymes: -?r?k

Adjective

generic (comparative more generic, superlative most generic)

1. very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups (genera) as opposed to specific instances.
   • 1864, Walter Bagehot, "Wordsworth, Tennyson, and Browning; or, Pure, Ornate, and Grotesque Art in English Poetry", in The National Review Volume 19

     […] the essence is that such self-describing poets describe what is in them, but not peculiar to them, – what is generic, not what is special and individual.

2. lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise
3. (of a product or drug) not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents
4. (taxonomy) pertaining to a taxon at the rank of genus
5. relating to gender
6. (grammar) specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene

   Words like salesperson and firefighter are generic.

7. (computing, of procedures) written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter
8. (geometry, of a point) having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field

Synonyms

• (comprehensive): broad, general, classic; see also Thesaurus:generic
• (lacking in precision): fuzzy, indefinite; see also Thesaurus:vague
• (lacking a brand): unbranded

Antonyms

• (comprehensive): specific, particular, concrete; see also Thesaurus:specific
• (lacking a brand): non-generic, proprietary, branded
• (neither masculine nor feminine): gendered

Derived terms

• genericity
• genericness
• generic you

Translations

Noun

generic (plural generics)

1. A product sold under a generic name.
2. A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties.
3. (grammar) A term that specifies neither male nor female.

Translations

Related terms

• gender
• genus

Anagrams

• energic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French générique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?e?ne.rik/

Adjective

generic m or n (feminine singular generic?, masculine plural generici, feminine and neuter plural generice)

1. generic

Declension

Noun

generic n (plural generice)

1. (television, film) credits, titles

Declension