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worldliness

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Worldliness (noun) means Wide experience of life and a good understanding of how it works.

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Wide experience of life and a good understanding of how it works.
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Etymology

Comes from Middle English worldlynesse, equivalent to worldly + -ness. Compare West Frisian wrâldlikens (“worldliness”), German Weltlichkeit (“worldliness”), and Swedish världslighet (“worldliness”).

Antonyms

otherworldliness

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What is the meaning of worldliness?
"worldliness" (noun) means wide experience of life and a good understanding of how it works.
What is another word for worldliness?
Other words for "worldliness" include sophistication, mundanity, mundaneness.
What is the opposite of worldliness?
The opposite of "worldliness" is otherworldliness.

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