unworldly

un·world·ly

U0127500 (ŭn-wûrld′lē)adj. un·world·li·er, un·world·li·est 1. Having or showing little understanding of the ways of the world; naive or impractical: "an unworldly scholar, who ruined his eyesight and his health through the single-minded study of the details of Greek syntax" (Roy Harris).2. a. Not of this world; spiritual or supernatural: "ghosts and other unworldly forms of life" (Patrick Jones).b. Suggestive of another world, as in being bizarre or eerie: "the unworldly jagged terrain of a recent lava flow" (Michael Crichton).

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un·world′li·ness n.

unworldly

(ʌnˈwɜːldlɪ) adj1. not concerned with material values or pursuits2. lacking sophistication; naive3. not of this earth or world unˈworldliness n

un•world•ly

(ʌnˈwɜrld li)

adj. 1. not worldly; not seeking material advantage; spiritually minded. 2. naive; unsophisticated; provincial. 3. not terrestrial; unearthly. [1700–10] un•world′li•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	unworldly - not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheneypious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"naif, naive - marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances"worldly, secular, temporal - characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church"
	2.	unworldly - not wise in the ways of the world; "either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver"; "this helplessly unworldly woman"- Kate O'Brienunsophisticatednaif, naive - marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances"

unworldly

adjective1. naive, innocent, unsophisticated, green, trusting, raw, inexperienced, idealistic, wet behind the ears (informal), as green as grass Stephen is a little unworldly about such matters.2. spiritual, religious, metaphysical, transcendental, nonmaterialistic Their minds were occupied by more unworldly matters.

unworldly

adjective1. Of or concerned with the spirit rather than the body or material things:numinous, otherworldly, spiritual.2. Free from guile, cunning, or deceit:artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive, natural, simple, unaffected, unsophisticated, unstudied.

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