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- [wurld]
- /wɜrld/
- /wɜːld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wurld]
- /wɜrld/
Definitions of world word
- noun world the earth or globe, considered as a planet. 1
- noun world (often initial capital letter) a particular division of the earth: the Western world. 1
- noun world the earth or a part of it, with its inhabitants, affairs, etc., during a particular period: the ancient world. 1
- noun world humankind; the human race; humanity: The world must eliminate war and poverty. 1
- noun world the public generally: The whole world knows it. 1
- noun world the class of persons devoted to the affairs, interests, or pursuits of this life: The world worships success. 1
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Origin of world
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English world, weorold; cognate with Dutch wereld, German Welt, Old Norse verǫld, all < Germanic *wer-ald- literally, age of man
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Parts of speech for World
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
world popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for world
noun world
- earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- planet — Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- globe — the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
- nature — has the X nature
- cosmos — The cosmos is the universe.
adjective world
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
- all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.
- planetary — of, relating to, or resembling a planet or the planets.
- primo — the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- top-of-the-line — being the best and usually the most expensive of its kind: The company previewed its top-of-the-line carpeting.
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