Routine vs. Mundane — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Routine and Mundane
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Definitions
Routine
A sequence of actions regularly followed
As a matter of routine a report will be sent to the director
I settled down into a routine of work and sleep
Mundane
In subcultural and fictional uses, a mundane is a person who does not belong to a particular group, according to the members of that group; the implication is that such persons, lacking imagination, are concerned solely with the mundane: the quotidian and ordinary. The term first came into use in science fiction fandom to refer, sometimes deprecatingly, to non-fans; this use of the term antedates 1955.
Routine
Performed as part of a regular procedure rather than for a special reason
The Ministry insisted that this was just a routine annual drill
Mundane
Lacking interest or excitement; dull
His mundane, humdrum existence
Routine
Organize according to a routine
All had been routined with smoothness
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Mundane
Of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one
According to the Shinto doctrine, spirits of the dead can act upon the mundane world
Routine
A set of customary or unchanging and often mechanically performed activities or procedures
A routine of housework.
Mundane
Of, relating to, or typical of this world; secular.
Routine
The practice of such activities or procedures
"Routine had caused stagnation" (Garry Wills).
Mundane
Relating to, characteristic of, or concerned with commonplaces; ordinary.
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Routine
A scripted piece of entertainment, especially in a nightclub or theater
The audience laughed at the comedian's routine.
Mundane
Worldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly.
Routine
(Slang) A particular kind of behavior or activity
Must you go into your hurt routine when you don't get your way?.
Mundane
Pertaining to the Universe, cosmos or physical reality, as opposed to the spiritual world.
Routine
(Computers) A set of programming instructions designed to perform a specific limited task.
Mundane
Ordinary; not new.
Routine
In accord with established procedure
A routine check of passports.
Mundane
Tedious; repetitive and boring.
Routine
Habitual; regular
Made his routine trip to the store.
Mundane
An unremarkable, ordinary human being.
Routine
Having no special quality; ordinary
A routine day.
Mundane
A person considered to be "normal", part of the mainstream culture, outside the subculture, not part of the elite group.
Routine
A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
Mundane
A person who is not a Satanist.
Routine
A set of normal procedures, often performed mechanically.
Connie was completely robotic and emotionless by age 12; her entire life had become one big routine.
Mundane
The world outside fandom; the normal, mainstream world.
Routine
A set piece of an entertainer's act.
Stand-up comedy routine
Mundane
Of or pertaining to the world; worldly, as contrasted with heavenly; earthly; terrestrial; as, the mundane sphere; mundane concerns.
The defilement of mundane passions.
Routine
(computing) A set of instructions designed to perform a specific task; a subroutine.
Mundane
Commonplace; ordinary; banal.
Routine
According to established procedure.
Mundane
Found in the ordinary course of events;
A placid everyday scene
It was a routine day
There's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute
Routine
Regular; habitual.
Mundane
Concerned with the world or worldly matters;
Mundane affairs
He developed an immense terrestrial practicality
Routine
Ordinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.
Mundane
Belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly;
Not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind
So terrene a being as himself
Routine
A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or offical duties regularly or frequently returning.
Routine
Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered to by the mere force of habit.
Routine
An unvarying or habitual method of procedure
Routine
A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;
He did his act three times every evening
She had a catchy little routine
It was one of the best numbers he ever did
Routine
A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
Routine
Occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals;
Made her routine trip to the store
Routine
Found in the ordinary course of events;
A placid everyday scene
It was a routine day
There's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute
