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