English

Adjective

otherworldy ‎(comparative more otherworldy, superlative most otherworldy)

1. With a quality unlike those normal to everyday life, or outside typical human experience.
   • 2007 September 16, Charles Mcgrath, “Mother Nature’s Restless Sons”, in New York Times:

     The place, 22 miles from the nearest road, is apt to become a full-fledged tourist attraction after the opening on Friday of “Into the Wild,” a deeply affecting movie version of the Krakauer book, with cinematography so beautiful it makes the Alaskan landscape seem seductively otherworldy.

Synonyms

• alien, ethereal, mystical, transcendental

Related terms

• otherworldly