noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An individual's, ingroup's or society's view of the world and how it is to be interpreted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonym: cosmovision
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cosmovision
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The totality of one's beliefs about reality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonym: cosmology
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cosmology
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A general philosophy or view of life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The Elizabethan worldview differs from a modern worldview.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
A calque of German Weltanschauung, equivalent to world + view.
Across languages
Translations
144 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
wêreldbeskouing
— personal view of the world
Albanian:
botëkuptim
— personal view of the world
Arabic:
رُؤْيَة كَوْنِيَّة
(ruʔya kawniyya)
— personal view of the world
Arabic:
رُؤْيَةُ الْعَالَم
(ruʔyatu l-ʕālam)
— personal view of the world
Armenian:
աշխարհայացք
(ašxarhayacʻkʻ)
— personal view of the world
Azerbaijani:
zehniyyət
— personal view of the world
Azerbaijani:
dünyagörüşü
— personal view of the world
Belarusian:
светапо́гляд
(svjetapóhljad)
— personal view of the world
Belarusian:
сьветапо́гляд
(sʹvjetapóhljad)
— personal view of the world
Bengali:
দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি
(driśṭibhoṅgi)
— personal view of the world
Bulgarian:
мирогле́д
(mirogléd)
— personal view of the world
Catalan:
cosmovisió
— personal view of the world
Chinese Cantonese:
世界觀 /世界观
(sai3 gaai3 gun1)
— personal view of the world
Chinese:
世界觀 /世界观
(sè-kài-koan)
— personal view of the world
Chinese Mandarin:
世界觀 /世界观
(shìjièguān)
— personal view of the world
Czech:
světový názor
— personal view of the world
Czech:
světonázor
— personal view of the world
Danish:
verdensanskuelse
— personal view of the world
Danish:
verdenssyn
— personal view of the world
Dutch:
wereldbeeld
— personal view of the world
Dutch:
wereldbeschouwing
— personal view of the world
Esperanto:
mondkoncepto
— personal view of the world
Esperanto:
mondbildo
— personal view of the world
Estonian:
maailmavaade
— personal view of the world
Finnish:
maailmankatsomus
— personal view of the world
French:
vision du monde
— personal view of the world
West-Frisian:
wrâldbyld
— personal view of the world
Georgian:
მსოფლმხედველობა
(msoplmxedveloba)
— personal view of the world
German:
Weltanschauung
— personal view of the world
German:
Weltbild
— personal view of the world
Greek:
κοσμοθεωρία
(kosmotheoría)
— personal view of the world
Greek:
κοσμοείδωλο
(kosmoeídolo)
— personal view of the world
Hebrew:
הַשְׁקָפַת עוֹלָם
— personal view of the world
Hindi:
विश्वदृष्टि
(viśvadŕṣṭi)
— personal view of the world
Hindi:
विश्व-दृष्टिकोण
(viśva-dŕṣṭikoṇ)
— personal view of the world
Hungarian:
világnézet
— personal view of the world
Hungarian:
világszemlélet
— personal view of the world
Icelandic:
heimsskoðun
— personal view of the world
Icelandic:
heimsmynd
— personal view of the world
Indonesian:
pandangan dunia
— personal view of the world
Italian:
Weltanschauung
— personal view of the world
Italian:
visione del mondo
— personal view of the world
Italian:
concezione del mondo
— personal view of the world
Japanese:
世界観
(sekaikan)
— personal view of the world
Kazakh:
дүниетаным
(dünietanym)
— personal view of the world
Korean:
세계관
(segyegwan)
— personal view of the world
Kyrgyz:
көз караш
(köz karaş)
— personal view of the world
Kyrgyz:
дүйнөгө болгон көз караш
(düynögö bolgon köz karaş)
— personal view of the world
Latvian:
pasaules uzskats
— personal view of the world
Lithuanian:
pasaulėžiūra
— personal view of the world
Macedonian:
светоглед
(svetogled)
— personal view of the world
Malay:
pandangan dunia
— personal view of the world
Norwegian Bokmål:
verdensanskuelse
— personal view of the world
Iranian Persian:
جَهانبینی
(jahân-bini)
— personal view of the world
Polish:
światopogląd
— personal view of the world
Portuguese:
visão de mundo
— personal view of the world
Portuguese:
mundividência
— personal view of the world
Portuguese:
cosmovisão
— personal view of the world
Romanian:
weltanschauung
— personal view of the world
Romanian:
concepție despre lume
— personal view of the world
Russian:
мировосприя́тие
(mirovosprijátije)
— personal view of the world
Russian:
мироощуще́ние
(mirooščuščénije)
— personal view of the world
Serbo-Croatian:
светона́зор
— personal view of the world
Serbo-Croatian:
свјетона́зор
— personal view of the world
Serbo-Croatian:
svetonázor
— personal view of the world
Serbo-Croatian:
svjetonázor
— personal view of the world
Slovak:
svetonázor
— personal view of the world
Slovene:
svetovni nazor
— personal view of the world
Spanish:
visión del mundo
— personal view of the world
Spanish:
forma/manera de ver el mundo
— personal view of the world
Spanish:
modo de ver la vida
— personal view of the world
Spanish:
mundovisión
— personal view of the world
Spanish:
parecer mundial
— personal view of the world
Swedish:
världsåskådning
— personal view of the world
Swedish:
världsbild
— personal view of the world
Tajik:
ҷаҳонбинӣ
(jahonbini)
— personal view of the world
Thai:
โลกทัศน์
(lôok-tát)
— personal view of the world
Thai:
ทัศนะต่อโลก
(tát-sà-ná-dtɔ̀ɔ-lôok)
— personal view of the world
Turkish:
dünya görüşü
— personal view of the world
Turkmen:
dünýägaraýyş
— personal view of the world
Ukrainian:
світосприйняття́
(svitospryjnjattjá)
— personal view of the world
Ukrainian:
світовідчуття́
(svitovidčuttjá)
— personal view of the world
Uyghur:
دۇنيا قاراش
(dunya qarash)
— personal view of the world
Uzbek:
dunyoqarash
— personal view of the world
Vietnamese:
thế giới quan
— personal view of the world
Welsh:
byd-olwg
— personal view of the world
Afrikaans:
wêreldbeskouing
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Armenian:
աշխարհայացք
(ašxarhayacʻkʻ)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Azerbaijani:
zehniyyət
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Azerbaijani:
dünyagörüşü
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Belarusian:
светапо́гляд
(svjetapóhljad)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Belarusian:
сьветапо́гляд
(sʹvjetapóhljad)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Bengali:
বিশ্বদর্শন
(biśśodorśon)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Bulgarian:
мирогле́д
(mirogléd)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Chinese Cantonese:
世界觀 /世界观
(sai3 gaai3 gun1)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Chinese:
世界觀 /世界观
(sè-kài-koan)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Chinese Mandarin:
世界觀 /世界观
(shìjièguān)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Dutch:
wereldbeeld
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Estonian:
maailmavaade
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Finnish:
maailmankatsomus
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
German:
Weltbild
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Greek:
κοσμοθεωρία
(kosmotheoría)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Indonesian:
pandangan dunia
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Italian:
modo di vedere
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Japanese:
世界観
(sekaikan)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Kazakh:
дүниетаным
(dünietanym)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Korean:
세계관
(segyegwan)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Macedonian:
све́тоглед
(svétogled)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Polish:
światopogląd
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Russian:
мировоззре́ние
(mirovozzrénije)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Thai:
การมองโลก
(gaan-mɔɔng-lôok)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Ukrainian:
світо́гляд
(svitóhljad)
— totality of one's beliefs about reality
Afrikaans:
wêreldbeskouing
— general philosophy or view of life
Armenian:
աշխարհայացք
(ašxarhayacʻkʻ)
— general philosophy or view of life
Azerbaijani:
zehniyyət
— general philosophy or view of life
Azerbaijani:
dünyagörüşü
— general philosophy or view of life
Belarusian:
светапо́гляд
(svjetapóhljad)
— general philosophy or view of life
Belarusian:
сьветапо́гляд
(sʹvjetapóhljad)
— general philosophy or view of life
Bengali:
বিশ্বদর্শন
(biśśodorśon)
— general philosophy or view of life
Chinese Cantonese:
世界觀 /世界观
(sai3 gaai3 gun1)
— general philosophy or view of life
Chinese:
世界觀 /世界观
(sè-kài-koan)
— general philosophy or view of life
Chinese Mandarin:
世界觀 /世界观
(shìjièguān)
— general philosophy or view of life
Dutch:
wereldbeeld
— general philosophy or view of life
Esperanto:
mondbildo
— general philosophy or view of life
Estonian:
maailmavaade
— general philosophy or view of life
Estonian:
elukäsitus
— general philosophy or view of life
Finnish:
maailmankatsomus
— general philosophy or view of life
Finnish:
elämänkatsomus
— general philosophy or view of life
German:
Weltanschauung
— general philosophy or view of life
Greek:
κοσμοείδωλο
(kosmoeídolo)
— general philosophy or view of life
Indonesian:
pandangan dunia
— general philosophy or view of life
Italian:
modo di vedere
— general philosophy or view of life
Japanese:
世界観
(sekaikan)
— general philosophy or view of life
Kazakh:
дүниетаным
(dünietanym)
— general philosophy or view of life
Korean:
세계관
(segyegwan)
— general philosophy or view of life
Macedonian:
светоглед
(svetogled)
— general philosophy or view of life
Polish:
światopogląd
— general philosophy or view of life
Russian:
мировоззре́ние
(mirovozzrénije)
— general philosophy or view of life
Serbo-Croatian:
светона́зор
— general philosophy or view of life
Serbo-Croatian:
свјетона́зор
— general philosophy or view of life
Serbo-Croatian:
svetonázor
— general philosophy or view of life
Serbo-Croatian:
svjetonázor
— general philosophy or view of life
Thai:
การมองโลก
(gaan-mɔɔng-lôok)
— general philosophy or view of life
Ukrainian:
світо́гляд
(svitóhljad)
— general philosophy or view of life