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 world world /ˈwɝːld/

adjective

  1. () Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope  ( planetary , world-wide , worldwide , global , world )
    involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
     Global war
    global war
     Global monetary policy
    global monetary policy
     Neither national nor continental but planetary
    neither national nor continental but planetary
     A world crisis
    a world crisis
     Of worldwide significance
    of worldwide significance

noun

  1. () Everything that exists anywhere  ( creation , macrocosm , cosmos , existence , universe , world )
    everything that exists anywhere
     They study the evolution of the universe
    they study the evolution of the universe
     The biggest tree in existence
    the biggest tree in existence
  2. () People in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest  ( domain , world )
    people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
     The Western world
    the Western world
  3. () All of your experiences that determine how things appear to you  ( reality , world )
    all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
     His world was shattered
    his world was shattered
     We live in different worlds
    we live in different worlds
     For them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were
    for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were
  4. () The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on  ( globe , world , Earth )
    the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
     The Earth moves around the sun
    the Earth moves around the sun
     He sailed around the world
    he sailed around the world
  5. () People in general considered as a whole  ( populace , world , public )
    people in general considered as a whole
     He is a hero in the eyes of the public
    he is a hero in the eyes of the public
  6. () A part of the earth that can be considered separately  ( world )
    a part of the earth that can be considered separately
     The outdoor world
    the outdoor world
     The world of insects
    the world of insects
  7. () The concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife  ( earth , earthly concern , worldly concern , world )
    the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
     They consider the church to be independent of the world
    they consider the church to be independent of the world
  8. All of the living human inhabitants of the earth  ( human beings , human race , humanity , humankind , humans , man , mankind , world )
    all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
     All the world loves a lover
    all the world loves a lover
     She always used humankind' because mankind' seemed to slight the women
    she always used humankind' because mankind' seemed to slight the women