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worldliness

/ˈwɜːldlinəs/WURLD-lee-nuhs
/ˈwɝldlinəs/WURLD-lee-nuhs

Meaningthe state or quality of being of the world

Common meaning: the quality of being worldly

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishweoruld‘world’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishwerldsource
  3. Middle Englishworldsource
  4. Englishworld‘the earth and everyone on it’
  5. Englishformed in English from worldworldly‘concerned with material things’
  6. Englishformed in English from worldlyworldliness‘the quality of being worldly’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of being of the world. It can be inferred from any of: worldly.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from worldly + -ness (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • weoruld Old English · source word “the age or life of men”

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