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otherworldliness
[
uh
th
-er-
wurld
-lee
]
Origin
oth·er·world·ly
/
ˈʌð
ərˈwɜrld
li
/
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[
uh
th
-er-
wurld
-lee
]
Show IPA
adjective
of, pertaining to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come.
Origin:
1870–75;
other world
+
-ly
Related forms
oth·er·world·li·ness,
noun
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otherworldly
(ˌʌðəˈwɜːldlɪ)
—
adj
1.
of or relating to the spiritual or imaginative world
2.
impractical or unworldly
other'worldliness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
otherworldly
1873, from
other
+
world
. (Otherworldliness is recorded from 1834).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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