world

[ wurld ]
/ wɜrld /

noun

Idioms for world

Origin of world

before 900; Middle English; Old English world, weorold; cognate with Dutch wereld, German Welt, Old Norse verǫld, all < Germanic *wer-ald- literally, age of man

OTHER WORDS FROM world

coun·ter·world, noun in·ter·world, noun

British Dictionary definitions for out of this world (1 of 2)

world
/ (wɜːld) /

noun

Word Origin for world

Old English w ( e) orold, from wer man + ald age, life; related to Old Frisian warld, wrald, Old Norse verold, Old High German wealt (German Welt)

British Dictionary definitions for out of this world (2 of 2)

World

noun The World

a man-made archipelago of 300 reclaimed islands built off the coast of Dubai in the shape of a map of the world. Area: 63 sq km (24 sq miles)

Idioms and Phrases with out of this world (1 of 2)

out of this world

Extraordinary, superb, as in Her carrot cake is out of this world. This colloquial term refers to something too good for this world. [Early 1900s]

Idioms and Phrases with out of this world (2 of 2)

world