🇬🇧🇨🇳 worldly - 世俗的 : English Lesson

Meaning of "worldly" ("世俗的"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Worldly means about normal, everyday life—the things you can see, touch, smell, hear, and do, like food, clothes, money, school, and games. A worldly person cares a lot about these regular things instead of focusing mostly on spiritual or religious ideas. It’s all about the physical world around us, not invisible or magical spirits.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Our cat pretends to be above worldly problems, yet screams if his food bowl is not exactly 73% full.

The ninja said he must rise above worldly desires, yet still ordered extra cheese on his secret pizza.

The robot said it didn’t care about worldly pleasures, then downloaded 10,000 cake recipes.

The king wanted to give up worldly riches, but kept exactly one castle, three crowns, and a golden toilet.

“Worldly” can also mean “experienced in life,” like a kid who’s eaten at every snack table in town and knows which aunt makes the best cookies.

A tired traveler sat on a bench, counting small worldly coins, brushing dust from worldly boots. He looked at the church and, for once, chose a warm loaf and worldly coat from a street stall. The simple, worldly gifts warmed his cold hands and brought a shy worldly smile; he walked home, lighter.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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