worldly

English Thesaurus

1. very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world (adj.all)

similar	:	sophisticated,
definition	:	having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire (adj.all)

2. characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world (adj.all)

similar	:	economic,
definition	:	concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money) (adj.all)

similar	:	material,
definition	:	concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests (adj.all)

similar	:	materialistic, mercenary, worldly-minded,
definition	:	marked by materialism (adj.all)

similar	:	mundane, terrestrial,
definition	:	concerned with the world or worldly matters (adj.all)

also	:	earthly,
definition	:	of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven (adj.all)

also	:	profane, secular,
definition	:	not concerned with or devoted to religion (adj.all)

also	:	sophisticated,
definition	:	having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire (adj.all)

3. very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world (adj.all)

derivation	:	mundaneness, mundanity, sophistication, worldliness,
definition	:	the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment (noun.attribute)

4. characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world (adj.all)

antonym	:	unworldly,
definition	:	not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations (adj.all)

derivation	:	worldliness,
definition	:	concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	earth, earthly concern, world, worldly concern,
definition	:	the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife (noun.cognition)

5. very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world (adj.all)

derivation	:	mundaneness, mundanity, sophistication, worldliness,
definition	:	the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment (noun.attribute)

6. characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world (adj.all)

antonym	:	unworldly,
definition	:	not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations (adj.all)

derivation	:	worldliness,
definition	:	concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	earth, earthly concern, world, worldly concern,
definition	:	the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife (noun.cognition)