earthly

/'ə:θli/

Thân thiện

Our earthly home is a beautiful blue planet seen from space.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to the physical world or human life on Earth, as opposed to spiritual or heavenly existence: Describes things that belong to or are characteristic of the planet Earth and material life.
   • (Informal) Used for emphasis in negative contexts to mean "possible" or "conceivable": Used with words like 'no' or 'not' to emphasize that something is not possible or does not exist.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Relating to Earth):

  • Our earthly existence is temporary.
  • He was more concerned with earthly possessions than spiritual matters.
  • The telescope helps us understand other worlds beyond our earthly home.

• Adjective (Informal, for emphasis):

  • There's no earthly reason for such rudeness.
  • This old tool is of no earthly use anymore.
  • Without a ticket, you have not an earthly chance of getting in.

Advanced Usage

• "of no earthly use": completely useless.

  • That broken gadget is of no earthly use; we should throw it away.

• "not have an earthly (chance)": to have no chance at all of succeeding.

  • Against such a strong opponent, he didn't have an earthly.

Variants and Related Words

• Earthliness (n, rare): The quality of being earthly or worldly.
• Unearthly (adj): Supernatural; not of this earth; or, (informal) unreasonably early or late.
  • The ghost made an unearthly sound.
  • She was woken at an unearthly hour.

Synonyms

• Terrestrial: Relating to the earth or land.
• Worldly: Concerned with material values or ordinary life rather than spiritual affairs.
• Mundane: Lacking interest or excitement; dull; or, of this earthly world.

Antonyms

• Heavenly: Of heaven; divine; or (informal) wonderfully enjoyable.
• Celestial: Positioned in or relating to the sky or outer space.
• Spiritual: Relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• No earthly reason/use: An emphatic way of saying "no reason at all" or "completely useless."
  • I see no earthly reason to delay the project further.
• Not an earthly (chance): No possibility whatsoever.
  • With the engine broken, we haven't an earthly of getting there on time.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
   • earthly beings
   • believed that our earthly life is all that matters
   • earthly love
   • our earthly home