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unworld

unworld noun: an alternative space or state of existence that is not a world.

Noun

unworld (plural unworlds)

  1. An alternative space or state of existence that is not a world.
    • But whyever it was, the sun just left the world and went to the unworld.2018, Richard Seltzer, The Lizard of Oz
    • […] the chaotic maelstrom of Husserl's unworld […]2023, Claudio Majolino, The Invention of Infinity, page 130

Forms of unworld

pluralunworlds

Origin of unworld

From un- + world.

Questions about unworld

What does unworld mean?
Unworld means an alternative space or state of existence that is not a world.
What part of speech is unworld?
Unworld is a noun.
What is the plural of unworld?
The plural of unworld is unworlds.

Words near unworld in the dictionary

  1. unworkmanlike
  2. unworkmanly
  3. unworks
  4. unworkshopped
  5. unworksome
  6. unworld
  7. unworldiness
  8. unworldlier
  9. unworldliest
  10. unworldliness
  11. unworldlinesses

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