Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Exceeding what is typically found in the world; exceptional, transcendent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Characterising people who are unconcerned with worldly matters; spiritually minded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: otherworldly
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Not belonging to this world; celestial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: otherworldly
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adj
Lacking sophistication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations- Sheldon Cheney
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: worldly
adjective satellite
not wise in the ways of the world- Kate O'Brien
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: unsophisticated
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English worldly English unworldly From un- + worldly.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
