otherworldliness
otherworldliness noun: the quality of being otherworldly.
Noun
otherworldliness (uncountable)
- The quality of being otherworldly.
- Nora kept her letter secret from all except Jessie. She did not even tell Mrs. Hurley, though she had taken a fancy for spending a great part of her days with Jim's mother. Mrs. Hurley turned warmly to the girl's new affection for her. Her own daughters, in their otherworldliness, seemed at times...1895, Katharine Tynan, The Way of a Maid, Lawrence and Bullen, page 206
- We forget, sometimes, because our natures are shallow and all experiences that do not touch our skin are lost upon us. Sometimes because the cares of the world and the struggle for wealth and the lusts of other things enter in and choke every influence and memory that would help to redeem us....1901, John Edgar McFadyen, The Divine Pursuit, F. H. Revell Company, page 188=189
- Synonyms:
- other-worldness
otherworldliness meaning in Hindi
otherworldliness in Hindi
- quality of being otherworldly
- अलौकिकता alaukiktā
Examples of otherworldliness in a sentence
- Her own daughters, in their otherworldliness, seemed at times too remote from her.1895, Katharine Tynan, The Way of a Maid, Lawrence and Bullen, page 206:
- We lose that otherworldliness which imparts to character a tender and gracious beauty.1901, John Edgar McFadyen, The Divine Pursuit, F. H. Revell Company, page 188=189:
- A transcendentalist imbued with a strong spirit of otherworldliness, he may perhaps be best summed up in Emerson's words.1909, Theodore Stanton, A Manual of American Literature, G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 330:
Synonyms of otherworldliness
Forms of otherworldliness
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Origin of otherworldliness
From otherworldly + -ness.
Questions about otherworldliness
- What does otherworldliness mean?
- Otherworldliness means the quality of being otherworldly.
- What is otherworldliness in Hindi?
- Otherworldliness in Hindi is अलौकिकता (alaukiktā). See Otherworldliness meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use otherworldliness in a sentence?
- Her own daughters, in their otherworldliness, seemed at times too remote from her.
- What part of speech is otherworldliness?
- Otherworldliness is a noun.
Words near otherworldliness in the dictionary
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