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Dictionary: earth·ly   (ûrth') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of this earth.
    1. Terrestrial; not heavenly or divine: earthly existence.
    2. Worldly: earthly delights; one's earthly possessions.
  2. Conceivable; possible: no earthly meaning whatever.
earthliness earth'li·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Relating to or characteristic of the earth or of human life on earth: earthbound, earthen, earthy, mundane, secular, tellurian, telluric, temporal, terrene, terrestrial, worldly. See body/spirit, culture/nature, place.
  2. Capable of being anticipated, considered, or imagined: conceivable, imaginable, likely, mortal, possible, thinkable. Idioms: humanly possible, within theboundsrangerealmof possibility. See possible/impossible.

Antonyms: earthly
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adj

Definition: conceivable
Antonyms: inconceivable

adj

Definition: concerning land or its inhabitants
Antonyms: heavenly, immaterial, spiritual, unearthly


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IN BRIEF: Of or belonging to or characteristic of this world as distinguished from heaven.

Tutor's tip: The "earthy" (coarse and unrefined) girl had no "earthly" (conceivable or possible) reason to change her personality.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - jordisk, jordet, verdslig, timelig

idioms:

  • no earthly reason    ikke den mindste grund
  • not an earthly    ikke en jordisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
aards

Français (French)
adj. - terrestre

idioms:

  • no earthly reason    (fig) pas la moindre raison, sans aucune raison, aucune raison acceptable
  • not an earthly    (fig) pas la moindre raison

Deutsch (German)
adj. - irdisch

idioms:

  • no earthly reason    nicht der geringste Grund
  • not an earthly    nicht die geringste Chance

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γήινος, πρακτικός, επίγειος

idioms:

  • no earthly reason    κανένας απολύτως λόγος
  • not an earthly    κανένας απολύτως

Italiano (Italian)
terrestre

idioms:

  • no earthly reason    nessuna ragione al mondo
  • not an earthly    la minima

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - terrestre, mundano

idioms:

  • no earthly reason    não há razão possível no mundo
  • not an earthly    sem nenhuma chance

Русский (Russian)
земной

idioms:

  • no earthly reason    ни малейшей причины
  • not an earthly    ни малейшего шанса

Español (Spanish)
adj. - terrenal, terreno, mundanal

idioms:

  • no earthly reason    no hay ninguna razón
  • not an earthly    ni la más remota posibilidad

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - jordisk, världslig, tänkbar (vard.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
地球的, 可能的, 俗世的

idioms:

  • no earthly reason    完全没有理由
  • not an earthly    完全没有希望, 没有任何可能

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 地球的, 可能的, 俗世的

idioms:

  • no earthly reason    完全沒有理由
  • not an earthly    完全沒有希望, 沒有任何可能

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지상의, 속세의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 地球の, 世俗的な, この世の, 全然, 可能性のある

idioms:

  • no earthly reason    全くわからない
  • not an earthly    全く見込みがない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أرضي, ترابي, دنيوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ארצי‬


 
 
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