unworldly

• Décrit quelqu'un ou quelque chose qui n'est pas lié aux affaires matérielles ou terrestres ; souvent utilisé pour une personne portée vers le spirituel ou l'imaginaire, ou pour quelque chose qui semble hors de ce monde.

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.

   détaché des préoccupations matérielles

   • 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.

   Synonymescelestialetherealidealisticmetaphysicalotherworldlyspiritualtranscendental

   Antonymesearthlymaterialisticmundaneworldly

2. Naive or inexperienced in practical mattersC1formal

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

   naïf, inexpérimenté

   • 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.

   Synonymescallowchildlikegreengullibleinexperiencedingenuousinnocentnaivesimpleunsophisticated

   Antonymesexperiencedsophisticatedstreetwiseworldlyworldly-wise