different between mundane vs transitory

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

Etymology

From Middle French transitoire, from Old French, from Latin transitorius

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t?æn.z?.t(?)??/, /?t?æn.s?.t(?)??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t?æn.z??t??.i/, /?t?æn.s??t??.i/

Adjective

transitory (comparative more transitory, superlative most transitory)

1. Lasting only a short time; temporary.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ephemeral
2. (law) Of an action: that may be brought in any county

   Antonym: local

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Bouvier to this entry?)

Related terms

• transient

Translations