UNWORLDLY

unsophisticated, unworldly

(adjective) not wise in the ways of the world; “either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver”; “this helplessly unworldly woman”- Kate O’Brien

unworldly

(adjective) not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; “was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards”- Sheldon Cheney

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unworldly (comparative unworldlier, superlative unworldliest)

Of or relating to the spiritual as opposed to the material.

Unconcerned with secular matters.

Lacking sophistication.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*world"ly, a.

Definition: Not worldly; spiritual; holy. Hawthorne.

– Un*world"li*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 April 2025

BRIGHT

(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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