unworldly

• Bezeichnet jemanden oder etwas, das nicht mit materiellen oder weltlichen Dingen verbunden ist; oft für einen Menschen, der eher geistig, spirituell oder verträumt ist, oder für etwas, das weltfremd und unpraktisch erscheint.

Describes someone or something that is not concerned with material or earthly matters; often used to describe a person who is spiritually or imaginatively inclined, or something that seems not of this world.

1. Not concerned with material or mundane mattersC1formal

   Not focused on or influenced by worldly or materialistic concerns; spiritual or idealistic.

   Nicht von dieser Welt

   • Her unworldly devotion to art made her indifferent to wealth.
   • He had an unworldly innocence that charmed everyone.
   • The monk's unworldly perspective gave him a unique peace.

   Synonymecelestialetherealidealisticmetaphysicalotherworldlyspiritualtranscendental

   Antonymeearthlymaterialisticmundaneworldly

2. Naive or inexperienced in practical mattersC1formal

   Lacking knowledge or experience of the practical or social aspects of life.

   Naiv

   • His unworldly nature made him an easy target for scammers.
   • She was too unworldly to understand the office politics.
   • The young scholar was unworldly and often lost in his books.

   Synonymecallowchildlikegreengullibleinexperiencedingenuousinnocentnaivesimpleunsophisticated

   Antonymeexperiencedsophisticatedstreetwiseworldlyworldly-wise