otherworldly
adjective
oth·er·world·ly
ˌə-t͟hər-ˈwərl(d)-lē 
1
a
: of, relating to, or resembling that of a world other than the actual world
b
: devoted to preparing for a world to come
2
: devoted to intellectual or imaginative pursuits
otherworldliness
noun
Examples of otherworldly in a Sentence
otherworldly creatures from the deep sea
a movie in which otherworldly beings live among us in a parallel universe
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The source of the light, which shifted from blue to green to a white whose secret ingredient is ultraviolet, sat in the middle of what could have been an alien lantern, with the otherworldly lightbulb supported in a mystifying structure of translucent plastic.
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Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Yet his more sinuous, sculptural designs radiate glamour, romance and an otherworldly regalness.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Heading into the weekend, the otherworldly tale about a young boy who connects with aliens after getting mistaken for Earth’s intergalactic ambassador was aiming for $25 million to $30 million.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 June 2025
Those same fans then saw Judge show off his otherworldly strength in the Yankees’ 5-3 loss to the Orioles, as his solo home run off Tomoyuki Sugano in the third inning broke a 2-2 tie.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
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Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Yet his more sinuous, sculptural designs radiate glamour, romance and an otherworldly regalness.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Heading into the weekend, the otherworldly tale about a young boy who connects with aliens after getting mistaken for Earth’s intergalactic ambassador was aiming for $25 million to $30 million.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 June 2025
Those same fans then saw Judge show off his otherworldly strength in the Yankees’ 5-3 loss to the Orioles, as his solo home run off Tomoyuki Sugano in the third inning broke a 2-2 tie.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
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“Otherworldly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherworldly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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