World

Quick meaning: World is a noun meaning (with "the" or a singular possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded individually.

Meaning

(with "the" or a singular possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded individually.

More Meanings

1. (metonymic, with "the") A majority of people.
2. The Universe.
3. (with "the") The Earth, especially in a geopolitical or cultural context, or as the physical planet.
4. (countable) A planet, especially one which is inhabited or inhabitable.
5. (with "the" or a plural possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.
6. (with "a") Any of several possible scenarios concerning The Earth, either as the physical planet, or in a geopolitical, cultural or societal context.
7. (countable) (Several) alternative scenarios concerning The Earth, either as the physical planet, or in a geopolitical, cultural or societal context.

Example Sentences

He was my world! [said of a slain companion]

There will always be lovers, till the world’s end.

The period immediately following my divorce seemed like the end of my world.

(Huxley is quoting William Shakespeare's play The Tempest in this novel's title)

Word Forms

• worlds
• worlding
• worlded

Synonyms for world

Depending on context, synonyms include Earth, circle, existence, domain, macrocosm, populace.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nature, existence, reality, macrocosm, creation, populace.

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