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worldless

worldless

9.5
Not caring about money or social status
  • adjective
  • Archaic
translation icon : espiritual
  • She found solace in the worldless beauty of nature, feeling a connection beyond the material realm.

Examples

  • The monk's meditation brought him to a worldless state of deep peace and introspection.

  • His poetry often expresses worldless themes, focusing on the eternal rather than the ephemeral.

  • In a worldless text, the only entity offered to the reader's contemplation will be a language that has been turned into opaque matter.

    Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

otherworldly
vsworldless
  • Literature
36 7.8

Seeming to come from another world and very strange

is more about spiritual detachment than odd or alien appearance
unworldly
vsworldless
2 8.2

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

is more spiritual and detached from material matters than inexperienced
nonmaterialistic
vsworldless
7.2

Not caring much about money or things and valuing experiences and ideas more

is about spiritual qualities rather than concern for material possessions

Antonyms

materialistic
23 6.1

Liking money and things more than ideas or feelings

How Spiritual

worldless
  • Archaic
9.5
otherworldly
  • Literature
36 7.8
unworldly
2 8.2
practical
507 2.6
materialistic
23 6.1

Surface Forms

worldless positive

Morphology

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

While the literal absence of 'world' is clear, the metaphorical sense of detachment from worldly matters is less direct.

Etymology

Worldless comes from world and -less meaning 'without', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of someone 'without worldly interest'. So the word can describe a person who cares little for money or fame and lives in a spiritual, otherworldly way.