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- pronunciation:
- uhn
wuhrld
li
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
concerned with the spiritual rather than the material aspects of things.
The priest had to divide his attention between unworldly matters and the more mundane problems of running the church.- antonyms:
- worldly
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| definition 2: |
lacking sophistication; not worldly-wise; provincial.
He'd grown up in a small, friendly town and felt unworldly compared with his street-wise cousin.- antonyms:
- worldly
- similar words:
- naive, unsophisticated
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| definition 3: |
not known to this world; unearthly.
She was convinced that what she'd seen was some strange, unworldly phenomena. |
| related words: |
innocent, naive |
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| derivation: |
unworldliness (n.) |
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