window on the world
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Something which provides information about or interaction with a variety of people, places, events, or things outside of one's immediate sphere of experience.
Example Sentences
- "In short, China's pragmatic post-Mao leaders value Hong Kong as a window on the world and a source of foreign exchange, investment capital and expertise."
- "Perhaps the clearest example is the growing popularity of personal computers that give people a window on the world. The Internet and commercial network services provide all kinds of information (good and not so good), and interpersonal contact through electronic mail, various discussion groups, and message boards."
- "[H]is main concern was to reaffirm the enduring value of museums as windows on the world."
- "(subtitle) The North-South Institute, a once-venerated foreign policy think-tank, quietly shuts down."