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Definition of 'world'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) world
the earth or globe, considered as a planet.

2.  world
(often cap.) a particular division of the earth:
the Western world.

3.  world
the earth or a part of it, with its inhabitants, affairs, etc., during a particular period:
the ancient world.

4.  world
humankind; the human race; humanity.

5.  world
the public generally:
The whole world knows it.

6.  world
the class of persons devoted to the affairs, interests, or pursuits of this life:
The world worships success.

7.  world
a particular class of people, with common interests, aims, etc.:
the fashionable world.

8.  world
any sphere, realm, or domain, with all pertaining to it:
the world of dreams.

9.  world
everything that exists; the universe; the macrocosm.

10.  world
one of the three general groupings of physical nature:
animal world; mineral world; vegetable world.

11.  world
any period, state, or sphere of existence:
this world; the world to come.

12.  world
Often, worlds. a great deal:
That trip was worlds of fun.

13.  world
any indefinitely great expanse.

14.  world
any heavenly body:
the starry worlds.

15.  world
bring into the world,

16.  world
to give birth to; bear.

17.  world
to deliver (a baby).

18.  world
come into the world, to be born.

19.  world
for all the world,

20.  world
for any consideration, however great:
She wouldn't visit them for all the world.

21.  world
in every respect; precisely:
You look for all the world like my friend Mary.

22.  world
in the world,

23.  world
at all:
without a care in the world.

24.  world
(used as an intensifier after interrogative words):
What in the world do you mean by that?

25.  world
out of this world, extraordinary; wonderful; fantastic.

26.  world
think the world of, to like, admire or care about very much.

27.  world
world without end, for all eternity; forever.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE w(e)orld, c. OS werold, OHG weralt, ON ver&oogon;ld, all < Gmc *wer-ald- lit., age of man)

Definition of 'world'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
everything that exists anywhere
"they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"

2. (noun) world, domain
people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
"the Western world"

3. (noun) world, reality
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
"his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"

4. (noun) Earth, earth, world, globe
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
"the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"

5. (noun) populace, public, world
people in general considered as a whole
"he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

6. (noun) world
a part of the earth that can be considered separately
"the outdoor world"; "the world of insects"

7. (noun) worldly concern, earthly concern, world, earth
the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
"they consider the church to be independent of the world"

8. (adj) world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
"all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"

9. (adj) global, planetary, world(a), worldwide, world-wide
involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
"global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"

Definition of 'world'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1.  world
a particular area or particular group of people, animals, etc.
the Western/developed world; the animal world

2.  world
everyone and everything involved in a particular kind of work, activity, or situation
the art/fashion world; the world of politics/teaching/finance

3.  world
a particular type of life and set of experiences
Her world was never to be the same again.; Living here is a whole different world.

4.  world
mean the world to
to be very important in sb's life
Seeing my son again would mean the world to me.

5.  world
in a world of your own
not involved with the people and events happening around you
Her vivid imagination let her live in a world of her own.

6.  world
how/what/why in the world
emphasizes you are surprised or angry
Why in the world would you give money to that man?

7.  world
out of this world
amazing, very impressive
The views of the mountains are out of this world.

8.  world
think the world of
to like very much
She thinks the world of her two grandchildren.

9. (adjective) world
involving all countries
a world conference

Definition of 'world'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) world
the earth and the surrounding heavens; the creation; the system of created things; existent creation; the universe

2. (noun) world
any planet or heavenly body, especially when considered as inhabited, and as the scene of interests analogous with human interests; as, a plurality of worlds

3. (noun) world
the earth and its inhabitants, with their concerns; the sum of human affairs and interests

4. (noun) world
in a more restricted sense, that part of the earth and its concerns which is known to any one, or contemplated by any one; a division of the globe, or of its inhabitants; human affairs as seen from a certain position, or from a given point of view; also, state of existence; scene of life and action; as, the Old World; the New World; the religious world; the Catholic world; the upper world; the future world; the heathen world

5. (noun) world
the customs, practices, and interests of men; general affairs of life; human society; public affairs and occupations; as, a knowledge of the world

6. (noun) world
individual experience of, or concern with, life; course of life; sum of the affairs which affect the individual; as, to begin the world with no property; to lose all, and begin the world anew

7. (noun) world
the inhabitants of the earth; the human race; people in general; the public; mankind

8. (noun) world
the earth and its affairs as distinguished from heaven; concerns of this life as distinguished from those of the life to come; the present existence and its interests; hence, secular affairs; engrossment or absorption in the affairs of this life; worldly corruption; the ungodly or wicked part of mankind

9. (noun) world
as an emblem of immensity, a great multitude or quantity; a large number

Translation of 'world'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the planet Earth every country of the world.
Afrikaans: wêreld	Arabic: كَوْكَب الأرْض، العالَم	Bulgarian: Земята
Brazilian: mundo	Czech: svět	German: die Welt
Danish: jorden	Greek: κόσμος	Spanish: mundo
Estonian: maailm	Farsi: کره زمین	Finnish: maapallo
French: monde	Hebrew: עוֹלָם	Hindi: धरती
Croatian: svijet	Hungarian: föld(kerekség), világ	Indonesian: dunia
Icelandic: jörðin	Italian: mondo	Japanese: 世界
Korean: 지구	Lithuanian: pasaulis	Latvian: pasaule; zeme
Malay: bumi	Dutch: wereld	Norwegian: jorda
Polish: świat	Persian: کره زمین	Pashto: نړۍ، كاينات،نړيوال، عالم،
Portuguese: mundo	Romanian: lume, pământ	Russian: земной шар
Slovak: svet	Slovenian: svet	Serbian: svet
Swedish: värld	Thai: โลก	Turkish: dünya
Taiwanese: 世界	Ukrainian: світ	Urdu: دنیا
Vietnamese: Thế giới	Chinese: 世界
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