The difference between Mundane and Workaday

When used as adjectives, mundane means worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly, whereas workaday means suitable for everyday use.


Mundane is also noun with the meaning: an unremarkable, ordinary human being.

check bellow for the other definitions of Mundane and Workaday

  1. Mundane as an adjective:

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

  2. Mundane as an adjective:

    Pertaining to the Universe, cosmos or physical reality, as opposed to the spiritual world.

  3. Mundane as an adjective:

    Ordinary; not new.

  4. Mundane as an adjective:

    Tedious; repetitive and boring.

  1. Mundane as a noun:

    An unremarkable, ordinary human being.

  2. Mundane as a noun (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.

  3. Mundane as a noun (fandom slang):

    The world outside fandom; the normal, mainstream world.

  1. Workaday as an adjective:

    suitable for everyday use

  2. Workaday as an adjective:

    mundane or commonplace