Meaning of 'world'

adjective

involving the entire earth

Synonyms: worldwide

noun

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

Example: "all the world loves a lover"

Synonyms: man

noun

the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife

Example: "they consider the church to be independent of the world"

Synonyms: earth worldly concern earthly concern

noun

all of one's experiences that determine how things appear

Example: "The child's world was shattered on the discovery that Santa wasn't real."

Synonyms: reality

noun

people in general

Synonyms: domain

noun

people in general considered as a whole

Synonyms: public

noun

the 3rd planet from the sun

Synonyms: globe earth

noun

everything that exists anywhere

Synonyms: creation

noun

a part of the earth that can be considered separately

Example: "the outdoor world"