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- 1. relating to an imaginary or spiritual world: "music of an almost other-worldly beauty"
- 2. unworldly: "celibate clerics with a very other-worldly outlook"
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The meaning of OTHERWORLDLY is of, relating to, or resembling that of a world other than the actual world. How to use otherworldly in a sentence.
adjective. of, relating to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come. otherworldly. / ˌʌðəˈwɜːldlɪ / adjective. of or relating to the spiritual or imaginative world. impractical or unworldly. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˌotherˈworldliness, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. oth er·world li·ness noun.
adjective. uk / ˌʌð.əˈwɜːld.li / us / ˌʌð.ɚˈwɝːld.li / Add to word list. more closely connected to spiritual things than to the ordinary things of life: The children in the picture look delicate and otherworldly, as though they had never run or played. Synonyms. preternatural formal. transcendental formal.
adjective. us / ˌʌð.ɚˈwɝːld.li / uk / ˌʌð.əˈwɜːld.li / Add to word list. more closely connected to spiritual things than to the ordinary things of life: The children in the picture look delicate and otherworldly, as though they had never run or played. Synonyms. preternatural formal. transcendental formal.
adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of another world, especially a mystical or transcendental world: "The effect was dreamy, otherworldy" (Gioia Diliberto). 2. Devoted to the world of the mind; concerned with intellectual or imaginative things. 3. Concerned with an afterlife, especially when inattentive to the present.
(ʌ ðəʳw ɜː ʳldli) also other-worldly adjective [ usually ADJECTIVE noun ] Otherworldly people, things, and places seem strange or spiritual, and not much connected with ordinary things.
Definition of other-worldly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define other-worldly. other-worldly synonyms, other-worldly pronunciation, other-worldly translation, English dictionary definition of other-worldly. adjective ethereal, heavenly, spiritual, unearthly, sublime, celestial, unworldly, airy-fairy, empyreal stories which encourage an image of the region as an...
Definitions of otherworldly. adjective. existing outside of or not in accordance with nature. synonyms: nonnatural, preternatural, transcendental. supernatural. not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material.
Otherworldly Definition. Of, relating to, or characteristic of another world, especially a mystical or transcendental world. Being apart from material or earthly interests; spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world. Concerned with an afterlife, especially when inattentive to the present.
