Hypertext Webster Gateway: "worldliness"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Worldliness \World"li*ness\, n.
The quality of being worldly; a predominant passion for
obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness;
addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments;
worldly-mindedness.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

worldliness
n : the quality or character of being intellectually
sophisticated through cultivation or experience or
disillusionment [syn: {sophistication}] [ant: {naivete}]


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