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Recent Examples of worldliness
The contact with and dependence on such support arguably also bolstered art’s worldliness and acted as an antidote to the petit bourgeois affinity for idealist mystification.
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Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Venice, which begins at the tail end of August, is all glitz and a gloss of European worldliness, perfect for photo ops of big stars in boats along canals and for the canceled to test the waters to see how temperate the reception for their return might be.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Venice, which begins at the tail end of August, is all glitz and a gloss of European worldliness, perfect for photo ops of big stars in boats along canals and for the canceled to test the waters to see how temperate the reception for their return might be.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worldliness
sophistication
Noun
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The result is a look that feels confident, directional, and deeply wearable—proof that comfort and sophistication are no longer opposing forces.—
Jennifer Hussein,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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Airy and charming cabins, pitched at just the right level of sophistication.—
Tom Morris,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Worldliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worldliness. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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