noun
- the quality of being naive about or uninterested in worldly matters, especially material concerns or sophisticated social behavior
- spiritual focus or concern with religious rather than material matters
Examples
- Her unworldliness made her an easy target for the con artist.
- The monk’s unworldliness was evident in his simple lifestyle.
- His unworldliness about money led to poor financial decisions.
- The artist’s unworldliness gave her work a pure, innocent quality.
- Despite her age, she maintained an unworldliness that was both charming and concerning.
- The professor’s unworldliness made him brilliant in theory but impractical in daily life.