worldly
English
/ˈwɜː(ɹ)ldli/
adj
Definitions
- Concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.
- Concerned with secular rather than sacred matters.
- Sophisticated, especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English worldly inherited from Old English woruldlīċ inherited from Proto-Germanic *weraldilīkaz suffix from English world.
Origin
English
world
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- McWorld English
- Otherworld English
- Proto-World English
- Trumpworld English
- afterworld English
- antiworld English
- aquaworld English
- artworld English
- braneworld English
- cumberworld English
- cyberworld English
- dreamworld English
- eWorld English
- eld English
- futureworld English
- gameworld English
- homeworld English
- hyperworld English
- interworld English
- inworld English
- macroworld English
- merworld English
- microworld English
- multiworld English
- nanoworld English
- netherworld English
- nonworld English
- offworld English
- otherworld English
- outworld English
- overworld English
- parallel world English
- reworld English
- ringworld English
- simworld English
- singleworld English
- soundworld English
- storyworld English
- subworld English
- thought-world English
- throneworld English
- transworld English
- umbworld English
- underworld English
- unworldliness English
- unworldly English
- wer English
- wise English
- wonderworld English
- world English
- world map English
- world-historical English
- world-weary English
- worldbeat English
- worldbound English
- worldbuilder English
- worldbuilding English
- worldful English
- worldhood English
- worldie English
- worldish English
- worldkin English
- worldless English
- worldlike English
- worldlily English
- worldliness English
- worldling English
- worldlywise English
- worldmaking English
- worldmate English
- worldness English
- worldsheet English
- worldview English
- worldvolume English
- worldwide English
- worldwisdom English
- worldwise English
- worldy English
- saeculum Latin
- Welt German
- Weltlichkeit German
- altweltlich German
- weltlich German
- wereld Dutch, Flemish
- wereldlijk Dutch, Flemish
- *weraldilīkaz Proto-Germanic
- värld Swedish
- världslig Swedish
- ワールド Japanese
- woruldlic Old English
- woruldlīċ Old English
- world Middle English
- worldly Middle English
- worldlynesse Middle English
- verden Danish
- verdslig Danish
- 샤이니 월드, w:ko:샤이니 Korean
- vol Volapük
- wol Tok Pisin
- wɔl Krio
- wer
- eld
- wise
- world
- worldy
- eWorld
- reworld
- McWorld
- inworld
- worldie
- nonworld
- worldish
- umbworld
- subworld
- simworld
- offworld
- worldkin
- artworld
- worldful
- merworld
- outworld
- worldwise
- gameworld
- homeworld
- worldmate
- overworld
- worldness
- nanoworld
- ringworld
- unworldly
- worldless
- worldlike
- worldbeat
- worldwide
- worldlily
- worldview
- worldhood
- aquaworld
- worldling
- antiworld
- world map
- worldbound
- worldsheet
- underworld
- macroworld
- cyberworld
- storyworld
- dreamworld
- multiworld
- Otherworld
- microworld
- afterworld
- otherworld
- soundworld
- interworld
- hyperworld
- braneworld
- Trumpworld
- transworld
- wonderworld
- worldlywise
- futureworld
- singleworld
- cumberworld
- worldliness
- worldwisdom
- throneworld
- Proto-World
- world-weary
- netherworld
- worldmaking
- worldvolume
- worldbuilder
- worldbuilding
- unworldliness
- thought-world
- parallel world
- world-historical