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world

/wɜɹld/noun, adjective1 syllable

World means: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth.

Synonyms for world31

noun, as in all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man

noun, as in everything that exists anywhere

universe, existence, creation, cosmos, macrocosm

noun, as in the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

Earth, globe

noun, as in the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife

worldly concern, earthly concern, earth

noun, as in people in general considered as a whole

populace, public

noun, as in people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest

domain

noun, as in all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

reality

adjective, as in involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

global, planetary, worldwide, world-wide, international

also used for world

the earth, the globe, God's green earth, Sol III, the planet, circle

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does world mean?9

noun

1

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth“all the world loves a lover”

2

everything that exists anywhere“they study the evolution of the universe”

3

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on“the Earth moves around the sun”

4

the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife“they consider the church to be independent of the world”

5

people in general considered as a whole“he is a hero in the eyes of the public”

6

people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest“the Western world”

7

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you“his world was shattered”

8

a part of the earth that can be considered separately“the outdoor world”

adjective

1

involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope“global war”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with world?2

one syllable

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World in a sentence

  • If our neighbors around the world are in need, let's lend a helping hand.CK
  • Paris is the center of the world, in a way.AlanF_US
  • If it were not for television, the world would feel even larger.CK
  • And just think, you're on the other side of the world.unknown
  • At that time, the whole world was hungry.CM
  • What changes the world is communication, not information.Swift
  • But you know, there's no telling about that other world.unknown
  • Shakespeare, whose plays are world-famous, lived some four hundred years ago.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of world

as a noun

plural
worlds