Boring vs. Mundane

Boring vs. Mundane — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Boring and Mundane

Boringnoun

A pit or hole which has been bored.

Mundaneadjective

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

Boringnoun

Fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.

Mundaneadjective

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

Boringnoun

Any organism that bores into a hard surface

Mundaneadjective

Ordinary; not new.

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Boringverb

present participle of bore

Mundaneadjective

Tedious; repetitive and boring.

Boringadjective

Causing boredom; unable to engage or hold the interest.

What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.

Mundanenoun

An unremarkable, ordinary human being.

Boringnoun

the act of drilling

Mundanenoun

A person considered to be "normal", part of the mainstream culture, outside the subculture, not part of the elite group.

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Boringnoun

the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

Mundanenoun

(fandom slang) The world outside fandom; the normal, mainstream world.

Boringadjective

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness;

a boring evening with uninteresting peoplethe deadening effect of some routine tasksa dull playhis competent but dull performancea ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attentionwhat an irksome task the writing of long letters istedious days on the trainthe tiresome chirping of a cricketother people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome

Mundaneadjective

found in the ordinary course of events;

a placid everyday sceneit was a routine daythere's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute

Mundaneadjective

concerned with the world or worldly matters;

mundane affairshe developed an immense terrestrial practicality

Mundaneadjective

belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly;

not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kindso terrene a being as himself