world

Noun
  1. Everything that exists anywhere (synset 109489410)
    "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
    is a type of: natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man
    subtypes:
    • closed universe - (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter
    • natural order - the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws
    • nature - the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
    member holonym: extragalactic nebula, galaxy - (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
    has:
    same as: cosmos, creation, existence, macrocosm, universe
  2. People in general;
    Especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest (synset 107982551)
    "the Western world"
    is a type of: class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum - people having the same social, economic, or educational status
    subtypes:
    same as: domain
  3. All of your experiences that determine how things appear to you (synset 105817904)
    "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"
    is a type of: experience - the content of direct observation or participation in an event
    subtypes: real life, real world - the practical world as opposed to the academic world
    same as: reality
  4. The 3rd planet from the sun;
    The planet we live on (synset 109293800)
    "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
    is an instance of: terrestrial planet - a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system
    belongs to: solar system - the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field
    same as: earth, globe
  5. People in general considered as a whole (synset 108196607)
    "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
    is a type of: people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
    subtypes: admass - the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British)
    member holonym: audience - the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
    same as: populace, public
  6. A part of the earth that can be considered separately (synset 109503939)
    "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects"
    is a type of: part, piece - a portion of a natural object
  7. The concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife (synset 105678816)
    "they consider the church to be independent of the world"
    is a type of: concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you
    same as: earth, earthly concern, worldly concern
  8. All of the living human inhabitants of the earth (synset 102475618)
    "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"
    is a type of:
    • group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
    • homo, human, human being, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
    member holonym: people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
    same as: human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, man, mankind
Adjective
  1. Involving the entire earth;
    Not limited or provincial in scope (synset 301573077)
    "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"
    similar to: international - concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
    same as: global, planetary, world-wide, worldwide

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