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unworldly
[ uhn-wurld-lee ]
adjective
- not worldly; not seeking material advantage; spiritually minded.
- naive; unsophisticated; provincial.
- not terrestrial; unearthly.
unworldly
/ ʌnˈwɜːldlɪ /
adjective
- not concerned with material values or pursuits
- lacking sophistication; naive
- not of this earth or world
Derived Forms
- unˈworldliness, noun
Other Words From
- un·worldli·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of unworldly1
Example Sentences
Only the unworldly could still think this was, at its worst, only an unseemly platonic relationship rather than a serious bonding.
McIlvain lays bare the curious culture of these uniquely unworldly young men.
When she arrived at the academy, Fernandez was 17 and, Sousa told me, a shy, unworldly country girl.
Those people had been right who had called Sir Denis unworldly.
I am ashamed that for one moment I doubted your innocent, unworldly heart.
The sisters were strict in their observances, and gave a good pattern of the unworldly life, which attracted Ellenbog strongly.
You see, I've known her from a child, and a more unworldly creature never breathed.
He was an austere man, and had the reputation of being singularly unworldly, for a river man.
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