WORLDLY-WISE

Meaning of WORLDLY-WISE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwərl(d)-lē-ˌwīz ]

adjective

Date: 15th century

: possessing a practical and often shrewd understanding of human affairs

Synonyms: see sophisticated

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

WORLDLY-WISE — adjective Date: 15th century possessing a practical and often shrewd understanding of human affairs, see: sophisticated
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WORLDLY-WISE — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from worldly in a worldly manner (from worldly, adjective) + wise : wise as to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORLDLY-WISE — /werrld"lee wuyz"/ , adj. wise as to the affairs of this world. [ 1350-1400; ME ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORLDLY-WISE — adj. skilled in the ways of the world, knowledgeable about the world
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WORLDLY-WISE — Pronunciation: ' w ə rl(d)-l ē - ˌ w ī z Function: adjective Date: 15th century : possessing a practical …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WORLDLY-WISE — ■ adjective having sufficient experience not to be easily shocked or deceived.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WORLDLY-WISE — [world.ly-wise] adj (15c): possessing a practical and often shrewd understanding of human affairs syn see sophisticated
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WORLDLY-WISE — worldly-wise BrE AmE ˌwɜːl d li ˈwaɪz ◂ AmE \ ˌwɝːl d - ˈ•••
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORLDLY-WISE — adjective having a lot of experience of life and therefore not easily shocked
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORLDLY-WISE — ˌworldly-ˈwise / $ ˈ‧‧ ‧/ BrE AmE adjective having a lot of experience and knowledge about life so that you …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORLDLY-WISE — If you describe someone as worldly-wise , you mean they are experienced and know about the practical or social aspects …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORLDLY-WISE — If you describe someone as ~, you mean they are experienced and know about the practical or social aspects of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WORLDLY-WISE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Behind her back, Melissa smiled at this shot at appearing worldly-wise . ▪ Now its …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORLDLY WISE — Synonyms and related words : blase, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, experienced, knowing, mature, matured, not born yesterday, old, practiced, ripe, ripened, sagacious, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORLDLY-WISE — Function: adjective Synonyms: SOPHISTICATED 2, blasé, disenchanted, disentranced, disillusioned, knowing, mondaine, sophisticate, worldly, world-wise Related Words: callous, hard-boiled, hardened Contrasted …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WORLDLY-WISE — adjective Synonyms: sophisticated 2, blasé, disenchanted, disentranced, disillusioned, knowing, mondaine, sophisticate, worldly, world-wise Related Word: callous, hard-boiled, hardened Contrasted words: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORLDLY-WISE — 25B6; adjective . See worldly sense 2.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORLDLY WISE — (sl) 1. женщина, опытная в сексе 2. распутная женщина
Dirty English-Russian vocab
WORLDLY WISE — knowing how to survive, having street smarts You've lived on the streets of LA. You're worldly wise. You're hip.
English Idioms vocab
WORLDLY WISE — knowing how to survive, having street smarts You've lived on the streets of LA. You're worldly wise. You're hip.
English Idioms vocabulary
WORLDLY-WISE — прил. бывалый, искушенный, опытный Syn : tried, versed обладающий житейской мудростью, умудренный, искушенный в жизни worldly-wise опытный, бывалый, искушенный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WORLDLY-WISE — a обладающий житейской мудростью, умудрённый, искушённый в жизни
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WORLDLY-WISE — прил.бывалый, искушенный, опытный Syn:tried, versed
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WORLDLY WISE — (n) обладающий житейской мудростью
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WORLDLY WISE — (a) искушенный в жизни; умудренный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WORLDLY-WISE — a обладающий житейской мудростью, умудрённый, искушённый в жизни
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WORLDLY-WISE — a обладающий житейской мудростью, умудрённый, искушённый в жизни
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WORLDLY-WISE — прил. бывалый, искушенный, опытный Syn: tried , versed
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WORLDLY-WISE — прил. бывалый, искушенный, опытный Syn: tried, versed
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WORLDLY-WISE — _a. опытный, бывалый, искушенный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WORLDLY-WISE — a. опытный, бывалый, искушенный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WORLDLY-WISE — опытный, бывалый, искушенный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
WORLDLY-WISE — _a. опытный, бывалый, искушённый
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WORLDLY-WISE — прил. бывалый, искушенный, опытный Syn : tried, versed обладающий житейской мудростью, умудренный, искушенный в жизни worldly-wise опытный, бывалый, искушенный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WISE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Yaroslav the Wise Alfonso the Wise Charles the Wise man the wise Wise Isaac …
Английский словарь Британика
WISE — I. ˈwīz noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīse manner, melody; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORLDLY — ˈwər(ə)l(d)lē, ˈwə̄l(d)-, -(d)li adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English woruldlic, from woruld world + -lic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-WISE — ˌwīz adverb combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -wīsan, from wīse manner — more at wise I 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORLDLY — (adv.) With relation to this life; in a worldly manner.
Английский словарь Webster
WORLDLY — (a.) Pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction from the life to come; secular; temporal; devoted to this life …
Английский словарь Webster
WORLDLY — (a.) Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.
Английский словарь Webster
WISE — (v.) Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; as, a …
Английский словарь Webster
WORLDLY — ( adv. ) With relation to this life; in a worldly manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WORLDLY — ( a. ) Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WORLDLY — ( a. ) Pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction from the life to come; secular; temporal; devoted to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WISE — ( v. ) Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious; discreet; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WORLDLY — — worldliness , n. /werrld"lee/ , adj., worldlier, worldliest , adv. adj. 1. of or pertaining to this world as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WISE — wise 1 — wisely , adv. /wuyz/ , adj., wiser, wisest , v. , wised, wising . adj. 1. having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WISE — I. ˈwīz noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wīse; akin to Old High German wīsa manner, Greek eidos form, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORLDLY — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. : of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-WISE — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -wīsan, from wīse manner 1. a. : in the manner of crab wise fan …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORLDLY — adj lay, as opposed to clerical. 2. worldly ·adv with relation to this life; in a worldly manner. 3. worldly …
Webster English vocab
WISE — v way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion. 2. wise ·v hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty. 3. …
Webster English vocab
WORLDLY — [world.ly] adj (bef. 12c) 1: of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WISE — [wise] n [ME, fr. OE wise; akin to OHG wisa manner, Gk eidos form, idein to see--more at wit] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WORLDLY — / ˈwɜːldli; NAmE ˈwɜːrld-/ adjective ( literary ) 1. [ only before noun ] connected with the world in which …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WISE — / waɪz; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( wiser , wis·est ) 1. ( of people ) able …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORLDLY — world ‧ ly /ˈwɜːldli $ ˈwɜːrld-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ world , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WISE — I. wise 1 S3 /waɪz/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wis ] 1 . DECISION/IDEA ETC …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORLDLY — adj. (worldlier, worldliest) 1 temporal or earthly (worldly goods). 2 engrossed in temporal affairs, esp. the pursuit of wealth and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WISE — n. archaic way, manner, or degree (in solemn wise; on this wise). øin no wise not at all. [OE wise …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WISE — adj. & v. --adj. 1 a having experience and knowledge and judiciously applying them. b (of an action, behaviour, etc.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORLDLY — adj. (worldlier, worldliest) 1 temporal or earthly (worldly goods). 2 engrossed in temporal affairs, esp. the pursuit of wealth and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WISE — adj. & v. adj. 1 a having experience and knowledge and judiciously applying them. b (of an action, behaviour, etc.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

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