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Cosmopolitan vs Worldy - What's the difference?

cosmopolitan | worldy |

As adjectives the difference between cosmopolitan and worldy

is that cosmopolitan is all-inclusive; affecting the whole world while worldy is (rare).

As a noun cosmopolitan

is a cosmopolitan person; a cosmopolite.

cosmopolitan

English

Adjective

(wikipedia cosmopolitan) (en adjective)
  • all-inclusive; affecting the whole world
  • (of a place, or, institution) composed of people from all over the world
  • (of a person) at ease in any part of the world
  • (biology, ecology) growing in many parts of the world; widely distributed

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a cosmopolitan person; a cosmopolite
  • a cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice and cranberry juice

    • worldy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare)
  • *{{quote-book, year=1919, author=Marguerite Stockman Dickson, title=Vocational Guidance for Girls, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=For these worldy advantages you offer, I will sell you my body and my soul. }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=1992, date=November 27, author=Ted Shen, title=Yo-Yo Ma, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Listen to him play a Bach cello suite and you'll grasp its proportionate beauty and the conviction that music transcends all worldy concerns. }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=December 30, author=Tom Shone, title=The Big Sleepover, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Already on her second marriage when she met Chandler, she was worldy , sexually wise and 18 years his senior, a fact he apparently didn’t know until after they were married. }}