wereldwijs

Meaning

worldly-wise, worldly

Concepts

sophisticated

worldly

age-old

secular

worldly-wise

world-wise

Synonyms

materieel

seculier

wereldlijk

Translations

erfahren

kultiviert

säkular

weltgewandt

weltlich

κοσμικός

cosmopolite

laïque

mondain

du monde

laico

secolare

sofisticato

mondana

secular

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: wereltwijs

Inherited from Old Dutch:

Cognate with Old High German: weraltwīs

Cognate with Old English: weoroldwīs

Cognate with English: worldwise

In summary

From Middle Dutch wereltwijs, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]; compare Old High German weraltwīs, Old English weoroldwīs (English worldwise). By surface analysis, wereld (“world”) + wijs (“wise”).