Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

too good for this world

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables: too -good -for this -world
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Too morally good or pure for the sinful mortal world.

adj

Of exceptionally high quality; wonderful; marvelous; excellent.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: saintly"
"1733, Lewis Theobald, ed., The Works of Shakespeare: in Seven Volumes, Dedication, page A3. It might be a childish Superstition, perhaps, to imagine her too good for this World, but we feel to our Concern, that what made her revered on Earth, qualified her too early for a Saint in Heaven."
"2016, Alexandra Petri, ComPost • Opinion (satire), The Washington Post. Obama: Merrick Garland is a beautiful cinnamon roll, too good for this world, too pure"

Synonyms

saintly out of this world

Questions

What does too good for this world mean?: Too morally good or pure for the sinful mortal world.

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