world
Noun:
- The planet Earth and all life upon it: Refers to the physical planet we inhabit and its human population.
- A particular sphere of activity, interest, or existence: Denotes a distinct domain, realm, or group of people with shared characteristics.
- Human society and its concerns: The secular or material aspects of human life, as opposed to spiritual matters.
- A very large amount or extent: Used to emphasize a great quantity or degree.
Adjective:
- Global or worldwide: Involving or affecting the entire Earth.
Noun (The planet/humanity):
- The world is facing a climate crisis.
- She traveled around the world in eighty days.
- The invention changed the world.
Noun (A particular sphere or domain):
- He is a famous figure in the world of finance.
- The animal world is full of fascinating creatures.
- The digital world has transformed communication.
Noun (Secular/social life):
- He is a man of the world, experienced in practical affairs.
- Monks often renounce the world and its temptations.
Noun (A large amount):
- That vacation did me a world of good.
- There's a world of difference between theory and practice.
Adjective (Global):
- The company is a world leader in technology. (Here, 'world' functions as a noun used attributively to modify 'leader'.)
- They organized a world tour for the artist.
"For all the world": Exactly, precisely.
- He looked for all the world like a seasoned professor.
"Out of this world": Extremely good, wonderful.
- The dessert was out of this world.
"The world is your oyster": You have the freedom and opportunity to do anything or go anywhere you want in life.
- After graduation, she felt the world was her oyster.
"To think the world of someone/something": To have a very high opinion of; to love or admire greatly.
- She thinks the world of her mentor.
Worldly (adj): Concerned with material values or ordinary life rather than spiritual affairs; experienced in the ways of society.
- He was more interested in worldly success than spiritual growth.
Worldwide (adj/adv): Extending or reaching throughout the world.
- The product has achieved worldwide recognition.
World-class (adj): Of the highest quality in the world.
- The city built a world-class stadium.
- Globe (n): The Earth (often considered as a sphere).
- Earth (n): The planet on which we live.
- Realm (n): A kingdom; a field or domain of activity or interest.
- Universe (n): All existing matter and space considered as a whole; a particular sphere of activity or experience.
- Around the world: In or to many countries throughout the globe.
- End of the world: A complete catastrophe (often used hyperbolically).
- New World: The western hemisphere, especially the Americas.
- Old World: Europe, Asia, and Africa, especially regarded historically.
- Real world: The existing state of affairs, as opposed to one imagined or theoretical.
- Third World: (Historically) developing nations of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
- World view / Weltanschauung (n): A particular philosophy of life or conception of the world.
Dead to the world: Fast asleep.
- After the long hike, he was dead to the world.
Not for the world or Wouldn't do something for the world: Would absolutely not do something.
- I wouldn't hurt her feelings for the world.
On top of the world: Extremely happy.
- Winning the award made her feel on top of the world.
Worlds apart: Completely different.
- Their opinions on politics are worlds apart.
World without end: Forever, eternally (often used in religious contexts).
- 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
- 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
- the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
- they consider the church to be independent of the world
- a part of the earth that can be considered separately
- the outdoor world
- the world of insects
- people in general considered as a whole
- he is a hero in the eyes of the public
- the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
- the Earth moves around the sun
- he sailed around the world
- 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
- people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
- the Western world
- everything that exists anywhere
- they study the evolution of the universe
- the biggest tree in existence