noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌəʊp(ə)n ˈwɜːld/
General-American:/ˌoʊp(ə)n ˈwɜɹld/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ld
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noun
Meaning 1
A gameworld that the player may traverse freely, rather than being restricted to certain predefined areas and quests.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, attributive
Topics: video-games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From open (adjective) + world.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عالم مفتوح
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Armenian:
բաց աշխարհ
(bacʻ ašxarh)
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Azerbaijani:
açıq dünya
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Catalan:
món obert
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Chinese Mandarin:
開放世界 /开放世界
(kāifàngshìjiè)
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Danish:
åben verden
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Finnish:
avoin pelimaailma
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
French:
monde ouvert
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Georgian:
ღია სამყარო
(ɣia samq̇aro)
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Hindi:
खुली दुनिया
(khulī duniyā)
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Indonesian:
dunia terbuka
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Italian:
mondo aperto
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Japanese:
オープンワールド
(ōpunwārudo)
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Korean:
오픈 월드
(opeun woldeu)
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Lithuanian:
atviras pasáulis
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Macedonian:
о́творен свет
(ótvoren svet)
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Malay:
dunia terbuka
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Norwegian Bokmål:
åpen verden
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Persian:
جهان باز
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Polish:
otwarty świat
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Polish:
piaskownica
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Portuguese:
mundo aberto
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Russian:
откры́тый мир
(otkrýtyj mir)
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Spanish:
mundo abierto
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Swedish:
öppen värld
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Tamil:
திறந்தவுலகம்
(tiṟantavulakam)
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Turkish:
açık dünya
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Ukrainian:
відкри́тий світ
(vidkrýtyj svit)
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely
Vietnamese:
thế giới mở
— gameworld that the player may traverse freely