conworld
UK/ˈkɒnwɜːld//ˈkɑnwɚld/
conworld noun: an imaginary world, especially one with highly-detailed cultures, languages, and geography.
Noun
conworld (plural conworlds)
- An imaginary world, especially one with highly-detailed cultures, languages, and geography.
- However, you will have created a pile of crossword puzzles you'll be proud to submit to Will Shortz, or a conworld that's so rich and real the inhabitants have actually attained sapience and now worship you as their god.2007, Ron Hale-Evans, Marty Hale-Evans, Mindhacker: 60 Tips, Tricks, and Games to Take Your Mind to the Next Level, Wiley Publishing, published 2011, →ISBN
- The most respected languages in the conlang community often have years of work behind them, and may even be attached to whole "conworlds" or "concultures" that help give them coherence and a model "literature."2009, Arika Okrent, In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build A Perfect Language, Spiegel & Grau, published 2009...
- Synonyms:
- paracosm, paracosmos
Synonyms of conworld
Forms of conworld
| plural | conworlds |
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Origin of conworld
From constructed world; equivalent to con- (“constructed”) + world.
Words formed from conworld
Questions about conworld
- What does conworld mean?
- Conworld means an imaginary world, especially one with highly-detailed cultures, languages, and geography.
- What part of speech is conworld?
- Conworld is a noun.
- How do you pronounce conworld?
- Conworld is pronounced /ˈkɒnwɜːld/ (UK).
- What is the plural of conworld?
- The plural of conworld is conworlds.
Words near conworld in the dictionary
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