world

(noun) everything that exists anywhere. Synonyms: universe, existence, creation, cosmos, macrocosm. Examples: "They study the evolution of the universe." "The biggest tree in existence."

(noun) people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest. Synonyms: domain. Example: "The western world."

(noun) all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you. Synonyms: reality. Examples: "His world was shattered." "We live in different worlds." "For them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were."

(noun) the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on. Synonyms: Earth, earth, globe. Examples: "The earth moves around the sun." "He sailed around the world."

(noun) people in general considered as a whole. Synonyms: populace, public. Example: "He is a hero in the eyes of the public."

(noun) a part of the earth that can be considered separately. Examples: "The outdoor world." "The world of insects."

(noun) the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife. Synonyms: worldly concern, earthly concern, earth. Example: "They consider the church to be independent of the world."

(noun) all of the living human inhabitants of the earth. Synonyms: human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man. Examples: "All the world loves a lover." "She always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women."

(adj) involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope. Synonyms: global, planetary, world(prenominal), worldwide, world-wide. Examples: "Global war." "Global monetary policy." "Neither national nor continental but planetary." "A world crisis." "Of worldwide significance."