world
The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.
Noun 4 meanings
The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.
“In retrospect, the process of economic globalization has meant the end of the world as we knew it.”
The subjective human experience, regarded individually.
“The period immediately following my divorce seemed like the end of my world.”
A majority of people.
“Running after God is the only life worth living. Even though the world believes that living for God is boring, we believe that there is nothing more exciting.”
The Universe.
Verb 2 meanings
To consider or cause to be considered from a global perspective; to consider as a global whole, rather than making or focusing on national or other distinctions; compare globalize.
To make real; to make worldly.
Etymology
From Middle English world, from Old English weorold (“world”), from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz (“lifetime, human existence, world”, literally “age/era of man”), equivalent to wer (“man”) + eld (“age”).
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WORLD at a glance
WORLD has 5 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (W 4 + O 1 + R 1 + L 1 + D 2) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #130 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with world
All rhymes- UNDERWORLD15
- NETHERWORLD18
- DREAMWORLD17
- OTHERWORLD17
- AFTERWORLD17
- LIFEWORLD16
- MICROWORLD18
- ANTIWORLD13
- COUNTERWORLD18
- DEMIWORLD16
- NANOWORLD13
- SUBWORLD14
One letter away
- WOULD9
- WOOLD9
- WOALD9
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