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Definition of Man of the world
1. Noun. A worldly-wise person.
Generic synonyms: Adult, Grownup
Specialized synonyms: Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolite, Slicker
Derivative terms: Sophisticate
Definition of Man of the world
1. Noun. a worldly man ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Man Of The World
Literary usage of Man of the world
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1900)
"18 April 1781, and on 10 May Betty Hint in the ' Man of the World,' the last two
original parts. WILSON, MRS. (d. 1786), actress, whose maiden name was ..."
2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1901)
"character of a gay gallant, or an accom- previous to the Elizabethan period.—Fm-
plished man of the world.—Ross, J.,1884, GIBBON, H. MACAULAY, ..."
3. The Life of Charles Lamb by Edward Verrall Lucas (1907)
"CHAPTER XXXIX 1822 Lamb and the Man of the World—Coleridge's Invisible Genius—Coleridge
and the Pig—India House Shackles—The London Magazine Becomes Irksome ..."
4. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"person, engaging in his manners, and a thorough man of the world. This prodigy
was, in 1582, secured by the Duke of Mantua as a tutor for his son, ..."
5. Dombey and Son. by Charles Dickens, Hablot Knight Browne (1848)
""Now, Dombey," says the Major, "I am a man of the world. Our friend Feenix—if I
may presume to—" " —is," proceeds the Major, with a wag of his head, ..."