unworldly (redirected from unworldliness)

un·world·ly  (n-wûrldl)

adj. un·world·li·er, un·world·li·est

1. Not of this world; spiritual.

2. Concerned with matters of the spirit or soul.

3. Not wise to the ways of the world; naive: "This now is the story of an unworldly young scientist" John Simon.

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un·worldli·ness n.

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unworldly

Adjective

1. not concerned with material values or pursuits

2. lacking sophistication; naive

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	unworldly - not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings" naif, naive - marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances" worldly, secular, temporal - characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church"
	2.	unworldly - 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 unsophisticated naif, naive - marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances"