Antonyms for unworldly


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-wurld-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈwɜrld li


Definition of unworldly

Origin :
  • 1707, from un- (1) "not" + worldly.
  • adj spiritual
  • adj not sophisticated; inexperienced
Example sentences :
  • Mother, you are too charitable for this earth—too unworldly altogether.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • It looked unreal, a painting of unworldly quiet and desolation.
  • Extract from : « The Hills of Home » by Alfred Coppel
  • Those people had been right who had called Sir Denis unworldly.
  • Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan
  • He evidently thought of me as of one unworldly and unpractical.
  • Extract from : « How It All Came Round » by L. T. Meade
  • She was wholly absorbed in her study of this unworldly and untaught nature.
  • Extract from : « Esmeralda » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • Evelyn, be warned by me, and never, never marry an unworldly man.
  • Extract from : « The Lady of the Basement Flat » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • But there was nothing to warn her personally in these unworldly confessions.
  • Extract from : « That Fortune » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • You will never convince people that you are unworldly this way.
  • Extract from : « A Little Journey in the World » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • Neither with the worldly nor the unworldly woman could the ladies do anything.
  • Extract from : « Evan Harrington, Complete » by George Meredith
  • I am ashamed that for one moment I doubted your innocent, unworldly heart.
  • Extract from : « Fifty-Two Stories For Girls » by Various

Synonyms for unworldly

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