earthly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɜrθli/ UK /ˈɜːθli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to the material world rather than the spiritual; worldly He renounced his earthly possessions to enter the monastery. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to the material... worldlymundanetemporalmaterialterrestrialsecularcarnal ↔ Opposites heavenlyspiritualcelestialdivine Word family Forms earthliness Derived forms earthliness Related forms earthearthyearthen Etymology AI details From Old English eorþlic ('earthly, worldly'), from eorþe ('earth') + -lic ('-ly'). eorþlic Old English eorþe Old English *erþō Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # earthly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɜrθli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɜːθli/ ## Meanings 1. relating to the material world rather than the spiritual; worldly ## Examples - He renounced his earthly possessions to enter the monastery. ## Synonyms - worldly - mundane - temporal - material - terrestrial - secular - carnal ## Antonyms - heavenly - spiritual - celestial - divine ## Derived Forms - earthliness ## Related Forms - earth - earthy - earthen ## Roots and Affixes - Root: eorþlic - Root: eorþe - Root: *erþō ## Etymology From Old English eorþlic ('earthly, worldly'), from eorþe ('earth') + -lic ('-ly'). ## AI Etymology Earthly is from Old English eorþlic ('earthly, worldly'), from eorþe ('earth') + -lic ('-ly'). Important recorded forms include eorþlic (Old English), eorþe (Old English), and *erþō (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers relating to the material world rather than the spiritual; worldly. The wider family includes derived forms such as earthliness and related words such as earth, earthy, and earthen. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown