Definition of 'otherworldly'
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
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otherworldly in British English
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otherworldliness (ˌotherˈworldliness) noun
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otherworldly in American English
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otherworldliness (ˌotherˈworldliness)
noun
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otherworldly in American English
(ˈʌðərˈwɜːrldli)
adjective
of, pertaining to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come
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otherworldliness noun
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