otherworldliness

/ˈʌðɚwˌɜldlinəs/ noun

The quality of being otherworldly.

Word Origin 'Otherworldliness' is the quality of being not of this world — it's built from 'other' + 'world' + 'ly' + 'ness.' The 'world' part is especially interesting: it comes from Proto-Germanic *wer-ald-, literally 'age of man' or 'lifetime of a man.' So 'otherworldly' originally meant 'belonging to a different age of man' — a realm beyond our own. The same root gives us 'worldly,' 'unworldly,' and 'underworld.' The 'other' part is from PIE *al-, meaning 'beyond.'

noun The quality of being otherworldly. countable

The film's dream sequences were praised for their ethereal otherworldliness.

(名词) 超脱尘世;超凡脱俗;出世 【超脱尘世的特质】

这部电影的梦境片段因其空灵的出世感而备受赞誉。

(sustantivo) sobrenaturalidad; irrealidad; eteralidad [La cualidad de ser sobrenatural o de otro mundo.]

Las secuencias oníricas de la película fueron elogiadas por su etérea cualidad de otro mundo.

(nom) caractère surnaturel; éthéréité; irréalité; transcendance [Caractère de ce qui est éthéré, irréel ou semble appartenir à un autre monde.]

Les séquences oniriques du film ont été saluées pour leur étrangeté éthérée.

(Substantiv) Jenseitigkeit; Überirdischkeit [die Eigenschaft, jenseitig, unwirklich oder entrückt zu wirken.]

Die Traumsequenzen des Films wurden für ihre ätherische **otherworldliness** gelobt.

(名詞) この世のものとは思えないような、世俗を超越した性質。

その映画の夢のシーンは、幽玄な異世界感で高く評価された。

(substantivo) transcendência; sobrenaturalidade; eterealidade; além-mundanidade [A qualidade de ser transcendental ou sobrenatural.]

As sequências oníricas do filme foram elogiadas por sua etérea transcendência.

Word parts: other + world + ly + ness

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