# worldliness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #91,154

## Definitions
1. The quality of being worldly; familiarity with the ways of the world.

## Etymology
From Middle English worldlynesse, equivalent to worldly + -ness. Compare West Frisian wrâldlikens (“worldliness”), German Weltlichkeit (“worldliness”), Swedish världslighet (“worldliness”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/worldliness