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unworldly [ʌnˈwɜːldlɪ] adj
1. not concerned with material values or pursuits 2. lacking sophistication; naive 3. not of this earth or world unworldliness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
unworldly adjective 1. naive, innocent, unsophisticated, green, trusting, raw, inexperienced, idealistic, wet behind the ears (informal), as green as grass Stephen is a little unworldly about such matters. 2. spiritual, religious, metaphysical, transcendental, nonmaterialistic Their minds were occupied by more unworldly matters. Translations unworldly [ˈʌnˈwɜːldlɪ] ADJ 1. (= unmaterialistic) [person] → nada materialista 2. (= naïve) [person, attitude] → ingenuo, poco realista unworldly 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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He was so unworldly and so little of a courtier that when the new Emperor Su Tsung returned in triumph to the capital and appointed him Imperial Censor, he fulfilled his new duties by telling his majesty the whole unpalatable truth in a manner strangely free from ornamental apology, and was promptly rewarded with the exile of a provincial governorship. Sometimes, as Grandfather gazed at their fair, unworldly countenances, a mist of tears bedimmed his spectacles. The anxious mother had to console herself with the fact that her daughter drove away the ineligible as ruthlessly as the eligible, formed no unworldly attachments, was still very young, and would grow less coy as she advanced in years and in what Mrs. |
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