worldward
/ˈwɝldwɚd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "... that those asking them are, like ourselves, earnestly and honestly seeking the best lines along which American trade may travel worldward with benefit to itself and advantage to other lands and other peoples."
- "One day a Kansas woman watched her neighbors pull up stakes and head back toward Missouri, and wistfully noted in her diary that they were "traveling worldward, and every mile will bring them closer to civilization." (27:198)"
- "After the strain of a worldward tendency has relaxed, when men let go their worldward endeavors with the gathering conviction of the vanity of things under the sun, then, in the calm and hunger that follow, truth […]"
- "Making a worldward approach is perhaps the most difficult maneuver a starship must achieve; and the captain must go to the edge of his abilities along with everyone else."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈwɝldwɚd/
- British English: /ˈwɜːldwəd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more worldward (comparative)
most worldward (superlative)