unearthliness

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noun

The characteristic of being unearthly; ethereal; otherworldly.

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Meanings

noununearthliness (plural unearthlinesses)

plural unearthlinesses

  1. The characteristic of being unearthly; ethereal; otherworldly.

    These tunes have a taste of unearthliness—like a swaying mist which loses itself in infinity.

    1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 411

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
aliennessweirdness

Origin

From unearthly + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

unearthliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unearthliness

MLA

“unearthliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unearthliness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unearthliness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unearthliness.

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