The meaning of Worldlier

adjective

Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.

Usage examples:

An astute businessman

adjective

Quick to see how to use a situation to your advantage

Usage examples:

He was politically astute, and was soon appointed to a number of powerful committees in congress.

adjective

Having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.

Usage examples:

Most people are aware of the dangers of sunbathing

adjective

Knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] we were just not aware (that) garbage would be a problem, that we ever would ne…

noun

The lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.

Usage examples:

She sat down at the base of a tree

verb

Use (something specified) as the foundation or starting point for something.

Usage examples:

The film is based on a novel by pat conroy

adjective

Without moral principles; ignoble.

Usage examples:

The electorate's baser instincts of greed and selfishness

adjective

Including people from many different countries.

Usage examples:

Immigration transformed the city into a cosmopolitan metropolis

noun

A cosmopolitan person.

Usage examples:

Cosmopolitans who spoke both spanish and english

adjective

Containing people and things from many different parts of the world, or having experience of many different places and things

Usage examples:

A cosmopolitan city, gwen’s a very cosmopolitan young woman.

adjective

Relating to the earth or human life.

Usage examples:

Water is liquid at normal earthly temperatures

adjective

Having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook.

Usage examples:

The more enlightened employers offer better terms

verb

Give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation.

Usage examples:

Christopher had not enlightened francis as to their relationship

adjective

Showing understanding and wisdom in dealing with others

Usage examples:

This company is an enlightened and reasonable employer., every enlightened person rejects racism in…

adjective

Having gained knowledge or skill in a particular field over time.

Usage examples:

An experienced social worker

verb

Encounter or undergo (an event or occurrence).

Usage examples:

The company is experiencing difficulties

adjective

Having the skill and knowledge to do something, esp. because of having done it for a long time

Usage examples:

Martin is an experienced sailor.

adjective

Relating to human desire or bodily appetites; sensual.

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Fleshly pleasures

adjective

Relating to the physical body, not the mind or the soul

Usage examples:

He is someone who finds it difficult to curb his fleshly (= sexual) desires.

adjective

(especially of wrongdoing) very obvious and unacceptable.

Usage examples:

Gross human rights abuses

adverb

Without tax or other contributions having been deducted.

Usage examples:

If the value of your bond is £50,000 or more the interest will be paid gross

verb

Produce or earn (an amount of money) as gross profit or income.

Usage examples:

The film went on to gross $8 million

verb

Possess, own, or hold.

Usage examples:

He had a new car and a boat

auxiliary verb

Used with a past participle to form the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect tenses, and the conditional mood.

Usage examples:

I have finished

noun

People with plenty of money and possessions.

Usage examples:

An increasing gap between the haves and have-nots

noun

The matter from which a thing is or can be made.

Usage examples:

Goats can eat more or less any plant material

adjective

Denoting or consisting of physical objects rather than the mind or spirit.

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The material world

noun

A type of physical thing, such as wood, stone, or plastic, having qualities that allow it to be used to make other things

Usage examples:

A hard/soft material, the sculpture was made of various materials, including steel, copper wire, an…

adjective

Excessively concerned with material possessions; money-oriented.

Usage examples:

We're living in a highly materialistic society

noun

Marked by a desire for wealth and possessions

adjective

Believing that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life

adjective

Fully developed physically; full-grown.

Usage examples:

She was now a mature woman

verb

(of a person or thing) become fully grown or developed.

Usage examples:

Children mature at different ages

verb

To become completely grown

Usage examples:

Humans take longer to mature than most other animals., [ i ] when you are the oldest child of a lar…

adjective

Relating to the body as opposed to the mind.

Usage examples:

A range of physical and mental challenges

noun

A medical examination to determine a person's bodily fitness.

Usage examples:

At fifty-something, each year's physical was a kind of lottery

adjective

Connected with the body

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Physical strength/disabilities, she tries to keep herself in good physical condition., the physical…

adjective

Not relating to that which is sacred or religious; secular.

Usage examples:

A talk that tackled topics both sacred and profane

verb

Treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect.

Usage examples:

It was a serious matter to profane a tomb

adjective

(esp. of words) offensive because of not respecting religion, or offensive because of being rude

Usage examples:

Profane language, his letter is too profane to print, but it is very funny, too.

adjective

(of food) having had salt, pepper, herbs, or spices added.

Usage examples:

Seasoned flour

verb

Add salt, herbs, pepper, or other spices to (food).

Usage examples:

Season the soup to taste with salt and pepper

adjective

Having much experience and knowledge of a particular activity

Usage examples:

Seasoned travelers/journalists

abbreviation

Secant.

noun

A second; a very short space of time.

Usage examples:

Stay put, i'll be back in a sec

adjective

(of wine) dry.

Usage examples:

As it was, holder gave us jardin aux lilas, not in an edwardian garden, but perhaps in a penthouse …

adjective

Having, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.

Usage examples:

A chic, sophisticated woman

verb

Make (someone or something) more sophisticated.

Usage examples:

Readers who have been sophisticated by modern literary practice

adjective

Having an understanding of the world and its ways, so that you are not easily fooled, and having an understanding of people and ideas without making them seem simple

Usage examples:

Sophisticated readers understood the book’s hidden meaning., sophisticated computer systems

adjective

Perceptible by touch.

Usage examples:

The atmosphere of neglect and abandonment was almost tangible

noun

A thing that is perceptible by touch.

Usage examples:

These are the only tangibles upon which an assessment can be made

adjective

Relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular.

Usage examples:

The church did not imitate the secular rulers who thought only of temporal gain

adjective

Of or situated in the temples of the head.

Usage examples:

Arterial biopsy usually confirms the diagnosis of temporal arteritis

adjective

Relating to practical matters or physical things, rather than spiritual ones

Usage examples:

The tyranny of the monarchy lies in its spiritual rather than its temporal power: it tyrannizes the…

adjective

Not spiritual; worldly.

Usage examples:

The clergymen were deplorably unspiritual

adjective

Lacking spirituality (= the quality that involves deep feelings and beliefs, especially religious beliefs, rather than the physical parts of life)

Usage examples:

He claims that existentialism is not an unspiritual philosophy., they consider competitive sports t…

adjective

(of a person) courteous and refined in manner.

Usage examples:

They are charming and urbane

adjective

Showing a high degree of refinement

adjective

Having an understanding of the world and showing experience and confidence

Usage examples:

Urbane conversation/pleasures, his urbane manners impressed me.

adjective

Extremely unpleasant.

Usage examples:

He has a vile temper

adjective

Evil or disgusting

Usage examples:

He responded with the vilest language imaginable., a vile mood/temper

adjective

Unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable

Usage examples:

This vile policy of ethnic cleansing must be stopped.

adjective

Experienced in the ways in which people behave and able to deal with most situations

Usage examples:

Tyler is remarkably worldly-wise for such a young girl.