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earthly [ˈɜːθlɪ] adj -lier, -liest
1. of or characteristic of the earth as opposed to heaven; material or materialistic; worldly 2. (usually used with a negative) Informal conceivable or possible; feasible (in such phrases as not an earthly (chance), etc.) earthliness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
earthly adjective 1. worldly, material, physical, secular, mortal, mundane, terrestrial, temporal, human, materialistic, profane, telluric, sublunary, non-spiritual, tellurian, terrene They lived in an earthly paradise. worldly heavenly, spiritual, unearthly, immortal, supernatural, ethereal, immaterial, otherworldly 2. sensual, worldly, base, physical, gross, low, fleshly, bodily, vile, sordid, carnal He has forsworn all earthly pleasures for the duration of a season. 3. (Informal) possible, likely, practical, feasible, conceivable, imaginable What earthly reason would they have for lying? Translations earthly [ˈɜːθlɪ] A. ADJ B. N (Brit) he hasn't an earthly → no tiene posibilidad alguna, no tiene ninguna esperanza earthly [ˈɜːrθli] adj (on earth) [life] → terrestre earthly paradise (used for emphasis) no earthly reason (= no reason at all) → aucune raison, pas la moindre raison There is no earthly reason to think → Il n'y a absolument aucune raison de penser que ..., Il n'y a pas la moindre raison de penser que ... earthly paradise n → paradis m terrestre earthly adj (= of this world) → irdisch earthly [ˈɜːθlɪ] adj → terreno/a earthly paradise → paradiso terrestre there is no earthly reason to think ... → non vi è nessunissima ragione di pensare... it's of no earthly use → non serve assolutamente a nulla earthly [ˈɜːθlɪ] adj → terreno/a earthly paradise → paradiso terrestre there is no earthly reason to think ... → non vi è nessunissima ragione di pensare... it's of no earthly use → non serve assolutamente a nulla How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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amid the earnest woes That crowd around my earthly path --(Drear path, alas But Levin was in love, and so it seemed to him that Kitty was so perfect in every respect that she was a creature far above everything earthly; and that he was a creature so low and so earthly that it could not even be conceived that other people and she herself could regard him as worthy of her. I have heard her scolded as though she were any ordinary earthly housemaid, and I have seen the butcher's boy trying to flirt with her without a touch of reverence. |
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