world-building

or world·build·ing

[ wurld-bil-ding ]

/ ˈwɜrldˌbɪl dɪŋ /

noun

the process of developing a detailed and plausible fictional world for a novel or story, especially in science fiction, fantasy, and video games: Drawing a convincing map with boundaries and landscape features is a natural starting point for world-building.

Also world build·ing .

Origin of world-building

First recorded in 1820–25, referring to or contrasted with the Biblical creation of the world

OTHER WORDS FROM world-building

world-build, verb (used without object)

Words nearby world-building

world, World Bank, World Bank Group, world beat, worldbeater, world-building, world car, world-class, World Communion Sunday, World Council of Churches, World Court

Example sentences from the Web for world-building

What graphic, dramatic, world-building story is locked in these bold scenes?
Your National Parks|Enos A. Mills
Have these celibate atoms remained thus always isolated, taking no part in world-building?
A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
One can thus readily see what an important factor animal life has been in the process of world-building.
Nature's Miracles, Volume 1|Elisha Gray
In world-building we need not only a quarry of materials, and power for transportation, but a head to plan their arrangement.
Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith|Robert Patterson

A few days spent upon the rim and in a launch upon the lake will give glimpses of world-building features and nature-history.
Your National Parks|Enos A. Mills

单词	world-building
释义	world-building or world·build·ing [ wurld-bil-ding ] / ˈwɜrldˌbɪl dɪŋ / noun the process of developing a detailed and plausible fictional world for a novel or story, especially in science fiction, fantasy, and video games: Drawing a convincing map with boundaries and landscape features is a natural starting point for world-building. Also world build·ing . Origin of world-building First recorded in 1820–25, referring to or contrasted with the Biblical creation of the world OTHER WORDS FROM world-building world-build, verb (used without object) Words nearby world-building world, World Bank, World Bank Group, world beat, worldbeater, world-building, world car, world-class, World Communion Sunday, World Council of Churches, World Court Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for world-building What graphic, dramatic, world-building story is locked in these bold scenes? Your National Parks\|Enos A. Mills Have these celibate atoms remained thus always isolated, taking no part in world-building? A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5)\|Henry Smith Williams One can thus readily see what an important factor animal life has been in the process of world-building. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1\|Elisha Gray In world-building we need not only a quarry of materials, and power for transportation, but a head to plan their arrangement. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith\|Robert Patterson A few days spent upon the rim and in a launch upon the lake will give glimpses of world-building features and nature-history. Your National Parks\|Enos A. Mills
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