adj., -li·er, -li·est.

1. Not of this world; spiritual.
2. Concerned with matters of the spirit or soul.
3. Not wise to the ways of the world; naive: “This now is the story of an unworldly young scientist” (John Simon).

unworldliness un·world'li·ness n.

adjective

1. Of or concerned with the spirit rather than the body or material things: numinous, otherworldly, spiritual. See body/spirit.
2. Free from guile, cunning, or deceit: artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive, natural, simple, unaffected, unsophisticated, unstudied. See honest/dishonest.

adj

Definition: not sophisticated; inexperienced
Antonyms: cultured, experienced, refined, sophisticated, worldly

adj

Definition: spiritual
Antonyms: earthly, material, worldly

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations
  Antonym: worldly (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: not wise in the ways of the world
  Synonym: unsophisticated

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uverdslig, ikke verdslig

Nederlands (Dutch)
spiritueel, naïef, niet materialistisch

Français (French)
adj. - détaché de ce monde, naïf, surnaturel

Deutsch (German)
adj. - weltabgewandt, weltfremd

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απόκοσμος

Italiano (Italian)
spirituale, semplice

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - não mundano, espiritual, desinteressado

Русский (Russian)
не от мира сего, духовный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - no mundano, espiritual, ingenuo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ovärldslig, världsfrämmande, naiv, troskyldig, överjordisk

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
与尘世脱离的, 心灵的, 天真的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 與塵世脫離的, 心靈的, 天真的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 이 세상 것이 아닌, 천상의, 순박한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - この世のものでない, 天上の, 世俗的でない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لا يهتم بالماديات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא גשמי, רוחני, תמים‬

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