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worldless

worldless

8.8
Not having experience of ordinary life
  • adjective
  • /ˈwɜrldləs/
  • Archaic
translation icon : inexperto
  • The worldless intern was surprised by the complexity of office politics.

Examples

  • He seemed worldless when faced with the realities of living alone for the first time.

  • Her worldless attitude made her vulnerable to people taking advantage of her.

  • She is worldless.

  • Don't be so worldless!

  • Her worldless perspective made it hard for her to understand the challenges others faced.

  • The worldless apprentice struggled to navigate the fast-paced environment of the workshop.

  • He appeared worldless in his first meeting, not realizing how competitive the job market could be.

Synonyms

unsophisticated
vsworldless
10 4.7

A person who has little experience of the world and seems naive

is inexperienced in everyday practical matters rather than only uncultured
uninitiated
vsworldless
8 8.0

People who do not know about a subject or activity

is inexperienced across ordinary life rather than in one subject
unworldly
vsworldless
2 8.2

Not practical and not experienced in life and not interested in money

is inexperienced in ordinary life rather than simply uninterested in material things
unconversant
vsworldless
8.4

Not familiar with a subject or its details

lacks broad practical understanding of ordinary life rather than topic knowledge

Antonyms

experienced
138 2.1

Someone who has a lot of skill and knowledge from doing something many times

sophisticated
86 6.7

A person who has wide experience of the world and good social manners

How Experienced

sophisticated
86 6.7
experienced
138 2.1
worldless
  • Archaic
8.8
naive
312 4.1
green
99 5.8

Surface Forms

worldless positive

Morphology

worldless = world (semi-transparent) = world + less

Formally 'world' + '-less' but the sense 'inexperienced' depends on interpreting 'world' as 'worldly experience', which is not automatically obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Worldless comes from world + -less meaning 'without', and it suggests someone 'without the world' of experience. So a 'worldless' person is inexperienced or naive about ordinary life.