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   Un·world·ly

   /ˌənˈwərldlē/

   

   adjective

   • 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" Similar naivesimpleinexperiencedinnocentgreenrawcallowimmatureuninitiatednaturalunaffectedunsophisticatedgullibleborn yesterdayingenuousartlessguilelesschildliketrustingcredulousidealisticnonmaterialisticnonmaterialimmaterialspiritualspiritualisticreligious
   • ▪ not seeming to belong to this planet; strange: "the unworldly monolith loomed four stories high" Similar unearthlyotherworldlyextraterrestrialetherealghostlyspectralphantompreternaturalsupernaturalparanormalmysticaltranscendentnuminousrare:extramundane

   Derivatives

   • 1. unworldliness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • U

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   • N

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   • W

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   • O

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   • R

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   • L

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   • D

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   • L

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   • Y

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