Dictionary entry details
• WORLD (noun)
Meaning:
Everything that exists anywhere
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
world; universe; macrocosm; cosmos; existence; creation
Context examples:
they study the evolution of the universe / the biggest tree in existence
Hypernyms ("world" is a kind of...):
natural object (an object occurring naturally; not made by man)
Meronyms (parts of "world"):
estraterrestrial body; extraterrestrial object (a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere)
celestial body; heavenly body (natural objects visible in the sky)
Meronyms (members of "world"):
extragalactic nebula; galaxy ((astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "world"):
closed universe ((cosmology) a universe in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang and to cause the universe to collapse again; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter)
natural order (the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws)
nature (the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.)
Meaning:
All of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
reality; world
Context examples:
his world was shattered / we live in different worlds / for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were
Hypernyms ("world" is a kind of...):
experience (the content of direct observation or participation in an event)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "world"):
real life; real world (the practical world as opposed to the academic world)
Meaning:
People in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
world; domain
Context example:
the Western world
Hypernyms ("world" is a kind of...):
class; social class; socio-economic class (people having the same social or economic status)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "world"):
academe; academia (the academic world)
Grub Street (the world of literary hacks)
Meaning:
The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Earth; globe; world
Context examples:
the Earth moves around the sun / he sailed around the world
Instance hypernyms:
terrestrial planet (a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system)
Meronyms (parts of "world"):
sky (the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth)
geosphere; lithosphere (the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle)
dry land; earth; ground; land; solid ground; terra firma (the solid part of the earth's surface)
hydrosphere (the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor)
Van Allen belt (a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field)
hemisphere (half of the terrestrial globe)
air; atmosphere (the mass of air surrounding the Earth)
Holonyms ("world" is a member of...):
solar system (the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field)
Meaning:
The concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
worldly concern; earthly concern; world; earth
Context example:
they consider the church to be independent of the world
Hypernyms ("world" is a kind of...):
concern (something that interests you because it is important or affects you)
Meaning:
A part of the earth that can be considered separately
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Context examples:
the outdoor world / the world of insects
Hypernyms ("world" is a kind of...):
part; piece (a portion of a natural object)
Meaning:
People in general considered as a whole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
public; populace; world
Context example:
he is a hero in the eyes of the public
Hypernyms ("world" is a kind of...):
people ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively)
Meronyms (members of "world"):
audience (the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "world"):
admass (the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British))
Meaning:
All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
human beings; human race; humankind; humans; mankind; humanity; world; man
Context examples:
all the world loves a lover / she always used 'humankind' because 'mankind' seemed to slight the women
Hypernyms ("world" is a kind of...):
group; grouping (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)
Meronyms (members of "world"):
people ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively)
• WORLD (adjective)
Meaning:
Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
Synonyms:
global; world; world-wide; worldwide; planetary
Context examples:
global war / global monetary policy / neither national nor continental but planetary / a world crisis / of worldwide significance
Similar:
international (concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations)
