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worldly |
Grep of noun worldly worldly belongings worldly concern worldly goods worldly possessions Overview of adj worldly The adj worldly has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) worldly -- (characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world; "worldly goods and advancement") 2. blase, worldly -- (very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom") 3. temporal, worldly -- (concerned with secular rather than sacred matters; "lords temporal and spiritual") Antonyms of adj worldly 3 senses of worldly Sense 1 worldly (vs. unworldly) unworldly (vs. worldly) => anchoritic, eremitic, eremitical, hermitic, hermitical => cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastic, monastical => spiritual, unearthly => unmercenary Sense 2 blase, worldly INDIRECT (VIA sophisticated) -> naive, naif Sense 3 temporal, worldly INDIRECT (VIA profane) -> sacred Similarity of adj worldly 3 senses of worldly Sense 1 worldly (vs. unworldly) => economic => material => materialistic, mercenary, worldly-minded => mundane, terrestrial => temporal Also See-> earthly#1; sophisticated#1 Sense 2 blase, worldly => sophisticated (vs. naive) Sense 3 temporal, worldly => profane (vs. sacred) Attributes of adj worldly Familiarity of adj worldly worldly used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj worldly otherworldly unworldly worldly worldly-minded worldly-wise Overview of adj worldly The adj worldly has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) worldly -- (characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world; "worldly goods and advancement") 2. blase, worldly -- (very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom") 3. temporal, worldly -- (concerned with secular rather than sacred matters; "lords temporal and spiritual")
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