worldlyPronunciation: /ˈwəːldli/Translate worldly | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of worldly adjective (worldlier, worldliest) 1of or concerned with material values or ordinary life rather than a spiritual existence:his ambitions for worldly success 2(of a person) experienced and sophisticated: she was much more worldly than Nora and dismissed the slurPhrases worldly goods (or possessions or wealth) everything that one owns: a parcel that contained all his worldly goodsDerivatives worldliness noun Origin: Old English woruldlic (see world, -ly1)worldly in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of worldly in the US English dictionary
