GLOBAL

global, planetary, world, worldwide, world-wide

(adjective) involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; “global war”; “global monetary policy”; “neither national nor continental but planetary”; “a world crisis”; “of worldwide significance”

global, ball-shaped, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical

(adjective) having the shape of a sphere or ball; “a spherical object”; “nearly orbicular in shape”; “little globular houses like mud-wasp nests”- Zane Grey

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

global (comparative more global, superlative most global)

Spherical, ball-shaped.

(not comparable) Of or relating to a globe or sphere.

Concerning all parts of the world.

(not comparable, computing) Of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program.

Which has to be considered in its entirety.

Synonyms

• (spherical): ball-shaped, globular, round, spherical

• (of or relating to a globe or sphere)

• (concerning all parts of the world): world-wide, planetary

Antonyms

• (concerning all parts of the world): domestic, national, local, regional

• (of a variable, in computing): local

Hyponyms

• quasi-global

• semiglobal

• superglobal

• transglobal

• sub-global

Noun

global (plural globals)

(computing) A globally scoped identifier.

Antonyms

• local

Adverb

global (comparative more global, superlative most global)

In the global manner; world-wide.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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