Worldly
21worldly — adjective (only before noun) 1 worldly goods everything you own 2 having a lot of experience and knowledge about people and life: Crystal was worldly but willing to take a risk. opposite unworldly 3 connected with ordinary daily life rather than… …
22worldly — [ˈwɜːldli] adj a worldly person has a lot of experience and knowledge of life • sb s worldly goods/possessions all the things someone owns[/ex] …
23worldly — /ˈwɜldli / (say werldlee) adjective (worldlier, worldliest) 1. earthly or mundane (opposed to heavenly, spiritual, etc.). 2. devoted to, directed towards, or connected with the affairs, interests, or pleasures of this world. 3. secular (opposed… …
24worldly — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs 2. worldly wise Synonyms: see earthly • worldliness noun …
25worldly — adj. Worldly is used with these nouns: ↑possession, ↑success, ↑wisdom …
26worldly — Synonyms and related words: Philistine, banausic, blase, bodily, carnal, carnal minded, corporal, corporeal, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, disenchanted, disillusioned, down to earth, earthly, earthy, experienced, fleshly, hardheaded, hylic, knowing …
27worldly — adjective (worldlier, worldliest) 1》 of or concerned with material affairs rather than spiritual ones. 2》 experienced and sophisticated. Phrases worldly goods (or possessions or wealth) everything that one owns. Derivatives worldliness noun …
28worldly — a. 1. Earthly, mundane, terrestrial, terrene, sublunary, human, common. 2. Secular, temporal. 3. Sordid, grovelling, selfish, ambitious, proud, anxious for power, place, or wealth, worldly minded, earth born, irreligious …
29Worldly-minded — World ly mind ed, a. Devoted to worldly interests; mindful of the affairs of the present life, and forgetful of those of the future; loving and pursuing this world s goods, to the exclusion of piety and attention to spiritual concerns. {World… …
30worldly-wise — adjective a worldly wise person has a lot of experience and knowledge of life …
