worldly
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
worldly goods and advancement
Related & opposite
- earthly also see
- profane also see
- sophisticated also see
- unworldly antonym
- worldliness derivation
- worldly concern derivation
- economic similar to
- material similar to
- mercenary similar to
- mundane similar to
Sense 2 adjective
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'
Related & opposite
- worldliness derivation
- sophisticated similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | earthly |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | profane |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | sophisticated |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | unworldly |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | worldliness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | worldly concern |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | economic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | material |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | mercenary |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | mundane |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | worldliness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sophisticated |