otherworldly
adjective
of, relating to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come.
otherworldliness
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a word derived from
otherworldly.
Example Sentences
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I see flashes of modern neo-noirs like Paul Schrader’s “The Canyons,” and the cold but still realistic otherworldliness in David Cronenberg’s “Dead Ringers” and “The Shrouds,” filtered through a silly, gay “Single White Female’ lens.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
Their overlapping limbs, seen from different angles, form a syncopated band of unexpected shapes that thrusts Christ’s much larger, confrontational torso toward us, emphasizing his otherworldliness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Much of her work, she says, depicts an otherworldliness, a pulling back of the veil between this life and the hereafter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024
"The light is amazing... it's got this kind of otherworldliness to it."
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023
I mean, I was suffering from a wicked case of otherworldliness and there was a preacher dude present.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
