Definition of WORLDLINESS

worldliness

Meanings

Plural: worldlinesses

Noun

  • the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
  • concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs
    • "he disliked the worldliness of many bishops around him"
  • The quality of being worldly; familiarity with the ways of the world.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English worldlynesse, equivalent to worldly + -ness. Compare West Frisian wrâldlikens (“worldliness”), German Weltlichkeit (“worldliness”), Swedish världslighet (“worldliness”).

Scrabble Score: 15

worldliness is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
worldliness is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
worldliness is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

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