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otherworldly
oth·er·world·ly O0147300 (ŭth′ər-wûrld′lē)adj.1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of another world, especially a mystical or transcendental world: "The effect was dreamy, otherworldy" (Gioia Diliberto).2. Devoted to the world of the mind; concerned with intellectual or imaginative things.3. Concerned with an afterlife, especially when inattentive to the present. oth′er·world′li·ness n.otherworldly (ˌʌðəˈwɜːldlɪ) adj1. of or relating to the spiritual or imaginative world2. impractical or unworldly ˌotherˈworldliness noth•er•world•ly (ˈʌð ərˈwɜrld li) adj. concerned with the world of imagination or the world to come. [1870] oth′er•world′li•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | otherworldly - existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxleynonnatural, transcendental, preternaturalsupernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings" |
otherworldlyadjectiveOf or concerned with the spirit rather than the body or material things:numinous, spiritual, unworldly.Translations
otherworldly
Synonyms for otherworldlyadj of or concerned with the spirit rather than the body or material thingsSynonyms- numinous
- spiritual
- unworldly
Synonyms for otherworldlyadj existing outside of or not in accordance with natureSynonyms- nonnatural
- transcendental
- preternatural
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