adjective · rare

otherworldly

other·world·ly

otherworldly · more otherworldly · most otherworldly

потусторонний, не от мира сего

jenseitig

Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a world different from the tangible world,…Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a world different from the tangible world, especially a fantasy, imaginary, or mystical world.

UK/ˌʌðəˈwɜːldli/US/ˌʌðəɹˈwɜɹl(d)li/

» The singer's voice has an otherworldly quality.

Meaning

4 senses

Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a world different from the tangible world, especially a fantasy, imaginary, or mystical world.
jenseitig
потусторо́ннийpotustorónnij, не от ми́ра сего́ne ot míra sevó
Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a world different from the tangible world, especially a fantasy, imaginary, or mystical world.
(figuratively)Odd and unfamiliar; strange, uncanny, weird.
Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with spiritual matters.
(broadly, obsolete, rare)Of or relating to the imagination or intellect.

More definitions

existing outside of or not in accordance with nature

Examples

2 sentences

The singer's voice has an otherworldly quality.
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The joy Ziri felt was otherworldly.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a world different from the tangible world:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a world different from the tangible world:

Origin

From other world (“a world beyond death; a world other than the everyday world”) + -ly (su

From other world (“a world beyond death; a world other than the everyday world”) + -ly (suffix meaning having the likeness of, resembling forming adjectives).

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