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Definition of unworldly in English: unworldlyadjectiveʌnˈwəːldliˌənˈwərldli 1(of a person) having little awareness of the practicalities of life; unmotivated by material considerations. a pedantic, unworldly boffin Example sentencesExamples - He is frequently cast in intelligent, odd and somewhat unworldly characters for the very good reason that he does them so well.
- His widow, a founder member of the company, would take the part of the unworldly land-owner Ranyevskaya.
- Those unworldly concepts have resulted in American personnel and resources being committed to U.N. operations far removed from vital American interest.
- Could it be that, beneath their veneer of unworldly innocence, they're all secretly gagging for it?
- Critics say he is too unworldly even to understand the hurt he has caused Maori.
- Despite her independence and academic brilliance, she is naive and unworldly and her choices are terrifying.
- Would this lead me to be suspected as one of those apparently unworldly people who don't ‘get it’?
- Everything about him seemed to emphasize how unreachable he would prove to be for a fatherless, penniless, unworldly girl like me, but something in his eyes told me that I had affected him in a way that was not completely unfavorable.
- What came out of their mouths were words to the effect that ‘white trash’ referred to those white individuals who were stupid, unsophisticated, ignorant, poor, and perhaps unworldly.
- Far from the stereotypical businessman exploiting unworldly people, he had a refined appreciation for both silk production and the Thai way of life.
- Surely Ross is not so naive and unworldly as to not know that practically every publication on the planet has some form of selection criteria for advertising.
- How could such an unworldly clamour be tolerated?
- His barrister said he was naive and unworldly and had his first sexual experience when he was 34.
- Easier to blame the unworldly bureaucrats in Whitehall or Brussels than recognise, never mind grapple with, the underlying tendencies to economic atrophy.
- A timeless and unworldly quality, unaffected by the flux of material life, was sought, for which unchanging models served successfully.
- He was unworldly, but he was building an impressive record collection and read the New Musical Express from cover to cover, each week.
- His fruitcake theory was Cambridge people were clever but isolated and unworldly, believing what they thought was right took precedence over any duty to their country.
- What is significant and rather curious about this otherwise slight prologue is the relative normality of the space being explored compared to the buffoonishly unworldly figure of the intruder.
- His eldest son is a simple, unworldly soldier, who has lived most of his life in India.
- But his unworldly innocence disguises his disregard for the real social consequences of his actions.
Synonyms naive, simple, inexperienced, innocent, green, raw, callow, immature, uninitiated, natural, unaffected, unsophisticated, gullible, born yesterday, ingenuous, artless, guileless, childlike, trusting, credulous, idealistic non-materialistic, non-material, immaterial spiritual, spiritualistic, religious 2Not seeming to belong to this planet; strange. an almost unworldly stillness Example sentencesExamples - The cheapness of his productions allows another of Franco's gifts to flourish - his ability to transform real, undressed settings into unworldly zones of mystery simply by virtue of his eye for atmospheric detail.
- This paradoxical blend of the practical and the unworldly lends depth and texture to his best work, but it was a volatile mix and didn't always work.
- From now on, the notion of an unworldly pontiff belongs at best to magic-realist fiction.
- What I have called the numinous, meaning the presence of the unworldly or the metaphysical, more accurately the presence of elevated religious feelings, will intrude under certain circumstances.
- He is an expert magician who specializes in debunking those who use magic techniques to claim psychic or otherwise unworldly powers.
- Church was the place where music was a means of ‘spirit possession’, a quality hinted at in some of Gaye's unworldly vocal tapestries.
- The light in these building's windows becomes something other than itself, a differentiated and unworldly color, defined by the imagination.
- The absence of a World Series ring is the last, the only blemish on a career that has climbed from the exceptional to the unworldly.
- Beyond it lies another world, quite unlike the one on bustling Queen West, a serene, unworldly oasis of miniature food, quaint dishes and exotic teas.
- He did not know where he was, but despite his strange surroundings and the unworldly heat and glaze, he could tell he was still in a prison.
- In many ways, the samurai ethos has become the norm in American cinema, though we are more likely to accept it if the hero is armed with a six-shooter instead of a katana of unworldly quality.
Synonyms unearthly, other-worldly, extraterrestrial, ethereal, ghostly, spectral, phantom, preternatural, supernatural, paranormal, mystical, transcendent, numinous rare extramundane
Derivatives noun His unworldliness - despite all he has seen and heard - is the perfect contrast to the high-minded hanky-panky of the inner circle. Example sentencesExamples - His literary career was dogged by a fierce unworldliness.
- For all his unworldliness, Gray has always been anxious about the reception of his work.
- He is amused by their unworldliness and their belief that they cannot enforce economy on Government unless they practise it themselves.
- ‘I wanted to do it and I did it,’ she says, slightly amazed at the memory of her own unworldliness.
Definition of unworldly in US English: unworldlyadjectiveˌənˈwərldlēˌənˈwərldli 1(of a person) not having much awareness of the realities of life, in particular, not motivated by material or practical considerations. she was so shrewd in some ways, but hopelessly unworldly in others Example sentencesExamples - Critics say he is too unworldly even to understand the hurt he has caused Maori.
- His eldest son is a simple, unworldly soldier, who has lived most of his life in India.
- What came out of their mouths were words to the effect that ‘white trash’ referred to those white individuals who were stupid, unsophisticated, ignorant, poor, and perhaps unworldly.
- A timeless and unworldly quality, unaffected by the flux of material life, was sought, for which unchanging models served successfully.
- Easier to blame the unworldly bureaucrats in Whitehall or Brussels than recognise, never mind grapple with, the underlying tendencies to economic atrophy.
- Surely Ross is not so naive and unworldly as to not know that practically every publication on the planet has some form of selection criteria for advertising.
- How could such an unworldly clamour be tolerated?
- But his unworldly innocence disguises his disregard for the real social consequences of his actions.
- What is significant and rather curious about this otherwise slight prologue is the relative normality of the space being explored compared to the buffoonishly unworldly figure of the intruder.
- Far from the stereotypical businessman exploiting unworldly people, he had a refined appreciation for both silk production and the Thai way of life.
- Those unworldly concepts have resulted in American personnel and resources being committed to U.N. operations far removed from vital American interest.
- His fruitcake theory was Cambridge people were clever but isolated and unworldly, believing what they thought was right took precedence over any duty to their country.
- He was unworldly, but he was building an impressive record collection and read the New Musical Express from cover to cover, each week.
- Would this lead me to be suspected as one of those apparently unworldly people who don't ‘get it’?
- Could it be that, beneath their veneer of unworldly innocence, they're all secretly gagging for it?
- Despite her independence and academic brilliance, she is naive and unworldly and her choices are terrifying.
- His widow, a founder member of the company, would take the part of the unworldly land-owner Ranyevskaya.
- His barrister said he was naive and unworldly and had his first sexual experience when he was 34.
- He is frequently cast in intelligent, odd and somewhat unworldly characters for the very good reason that he does them so well.
- Everything about him seemed to emphasize how unreachable he would prove to be for a fatherless, penniless, unworldly girl like me, but something in his eyes told me that I had affected him in a way that was not completely unfavorable.
Synonyms naive, simple, inexperienced, innocent, green, raw, callow, immature, uninitiated, natural, unaffected, unsophisticated, gullible, born yesterday, ingenuous, artless, guileless, childlike, trusting, credulous, idealistic non-materialistic, non-material, immaterial - 1.1 Not seeming to belong to this planet; strange.
the unworldly monolith loomed four stories high Example sentencesExamples - Church was the place where music was a means of ‘spirit possession’, a quality hinted at in some of Gaye's unworldly vocal tapestries.
- In many ways, the samurai ethos has become the norm in American cinema, though we are more likely to accept it if the hero is armed with a six-shooter instead of a katana of unworldly quality.
- The absence of a World Series ring is the last, the only blemish on a career that has climbed from the exceptional to the unworldly.
- From now on, the notion of an unworldly pontiff belongs at best to magic-realist fiction.
- He did not know where he was, but despite his strange surroundings and the unworldly heat and glaze, he could tell he was still in a prison.
- He is an expert magician who specializes in debunking those who use magic techniques to claim psychic or otherwise unworldly powers.
- Beyond it lies another world, quite unlike the one on bustling Queen West, a serene, unworldly oasis of miniature food, quaint dishes and exotic teas.
- The light in these building's windows becomes something other than itself, a differentiated and unworldly color, defined by the imagination.
- The cheapness of his productions allows another of Franco's gifts to flourish - his ability to transform real, undressed settings into unworldly zones of mystery simply by virtue of his eye for atmospheric detail.
- This paradoxical blend of the practical and the unworldly lends depth and texture to his best work, but it was a volatile mix and didn't always work.
- What I have called the numinous, meaning the presence of the unworldly or the metaphysical, more accurately the presence of elevated religious feelings, will intrude under certain circumstances.
Synonyms unearthly, other-worldly, extraterrestrial, ethereal, ghostly, spectral, phantom, preternatural, supernatural, paranormal, mystical, transcendent, numinous
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