unworldly
not worldly; not seeking material advantage; spiritually minded.
naive; unsophisticated; provincial.
not terrestrial; unearthly.
Origin of unworldly
1Other words from unworldly
- un·world·li·ness, noun
Words Nearby unworldly
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How to use unworldly in a sentence
Only the unworldly could still think this was, at its worst, only an unseemly platonic relationship rather than a serious bonding.
McIlvain lays bare the curious culture of these uniquely unworldly young men.
When she arrived at the academy, Fernandez was 17 and, Sousa told me, a shy, unworldly country girl.
Those people had been right who had called Sir Denis unworldly.
Mary Gray | Katharine TynanI am ashamed that for one moment I doubted your innocent, unworldly heart.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls | Various
The sisters were strict in their observances, and gave a good pattern of the unworldly life, which attracted Ellenbog strongly.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. AllenYou see, I've known her from a child, and a more unworldly creature never breathed.
Somehow Good | William de MorganHe was an austere man, and had the reputation of being singularly unworldly, for a river man.
Life On The Mississippi, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
British Dictionary definitions for unworldly
/ (ʌnˈwɜːldlɪ) /
not concerned with material values or pursuits
lacking sophistication; naive
not of this earth or world
Derived forms of unworldly
- unworldliness, noun
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