English Explanatory Dictionary

worldwise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Knowledgeable about the world; worldly-wise; sophisticated; experienced.

Word forms

worldwise more worldwise most worldwise world-wise

Etymology

From Middle English worldwis, from Old English woruldwīs (“worldwise, worldly-wise, learned”), from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]; compare Middle Dutch wereltwijs (Dutch wereldwijs), Old High German weraltwīs. By surface analysis, world + wise.

Derived words

worldwisdom
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