Otherworldly

/ˌʌðɚˈwɝld.li/

अलौकिक; परलोक-संबंधी; इस दुनिया से परे/भिन्न; अजीब-सा और अपरिचित

Origin & History

From other + world + -ly; recorded in English from the 17th century, meaning “belonging to another world.”

other + world + -ly से बना; अंग्रेज़ी में 17वीं शताब्दी से प्रचलित, अर्थ: “किसी दूसरे/परलोक के लोक से संबंधित।”

Definition

Describes something that seems to come from a spiritual/heavenly/imaginary realm, or something so strange and unfamiliar that it does not feel real.

किसी ऐसी चीज़ का वर्णन जो आध्यात्मिक/स्वर्गीय/काल्पनिक लोक से जुड़ी लगे, या इतनी विचित्र और अपरिचित हो कि वास्तविक दुनिया की न लगे।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
The cave had an otherworldly silence.

Usage Examples

Her voice had an otherworldly quality, as if it came from far away.
The aurora created an otherworldly glow across the sky.
He was so absorbed in meditation that he looked otherworldly.
The film’s soundtrack gives the story an otherworldly atmosphere.
In the fog, the forest felt otherworldly and unfamiliar.

Related Forms

Idioms & Phrases

Otherworldly beauty
अलौकिक सुंदरता
Otherworldly experience
अलौकिक/परलोक-सा अनुभव
An otherworldly presence
अलौकिक उपस्थिति
Otherworldly glow
अलौकिक चमक