Added 9 October 2026
worldliness
noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about worldliness at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The quality of being worldly; familiarity with the ways of the world.
Origin
From Middle English worldlynesse, equivalent to worldly + -ness. Compare West Frisian wrâldlikens (“worldliness”), German Weltlichkeit (“worldliness”), Swedish världslighet (“worldliness”).
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