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, nounWords nearby world
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