weltfremd — meaning in English

English meaning

• tone deaf adjective Badly out of touch with how other people feel, so that what you say or do lands as insensitive or oblivious.
• unworldly adj Exceeding what is typically found in the world; exceptional, transcendent.

Senses

weltfremd is used for these senses in English:

• tone-deaf (colloquial, figurative) Out of touch with the experience of ordinary people.
• unworldly Lacking sophistication.

tone deaf — full definition

1. adjective Badly out of touch with how other people feel, so that what you say or do lands as insensitive or oblivious.
2. adjective Unable to hear or reproduce differences in musical pitch accurately.

unworldly — full definition

1. adj Exceeding what is typically found in the world; exceptional, transcendent.
2. adj Characterising people who are unconcerned with worldly matters; spiritually minded.
3. adj Not belonging to this world; celestial.
4. adj Lacking sophistication.

Related German words