unworldly

[ uhn-wurld-lee ]

/ ʌnˈwɜrld li /

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adjective

not worldly; not seeking material advantage; spiritually minded.

naive; unsophisticated; provincial.

not terrestrial; unearthly.

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Origin of unworldly

First recorded in 1700–10; un-¹ + worldly

OTHER WORDS FROM unworldly

un·world·li·ness, noun

Words nearby unworldly

unwitting, unwittingly, unwitty, unwonted, unworkable, unworldly, unworried, unworthy, unwound, unwrap, unwreathe

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How to use unworldly in a sentence

Only the unworldly could still think this was, at its worst, only an unseemly platonic relationship rather than a serious bonding.
Queen Victoria’s Secret Scottish Sex Castle|Clive Irving|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
McIlvain lays bare the curious culture of these uniquely unworldly young men.
The Book of Mormon: A Novel|Alex Beam|March 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When she arrived at the academy, Fernandez was 17 and, Sousa told me, a shy, unworldly country girl.
Hugo and the Hottie|Bryan Curtis|October 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Those people had been right who had called Sir Denis unworldly.
Mary Gray|Katharine Tynan

I am ashamed that for one moment I doubted your innocent, unworldly heart.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls|Various
The sisters were strict in their observances, and gave a good pattern of the unworldly life, which attracted Ellenbog strongly.
The Age of Erasmus|P. S. Allen
You see, I've known her from a child, and a more unworldly creature never breathed.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
He was an austere man, and had the reputation of being singularly unworldly, for a river man.
Life On The Mississippi, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for unworldly

unworldly

/ (ʌnˈwɜːldlɪ) /

adjective

not concerned with material values or pursuits

lacking sophistication; naive

not of this earth or world

Derived forms of unworldly

unworldliness, noun

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