Definition of Man of the world

1. Noun. A worldly-wise person.

Exact synonyms: Sophisticate
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

man of God
man of action
man of affairs
man of deeds
man of few words
man of letters
man of means
man of one's word
man of parts
man of science
man of size
man of straw
man of the cloth
man of the hour
man of the world (current term)
man of war
man on
man on the Clapham omnibus
man on the street
man orchid
man overboard
man page
man pages
man pr
man proposes, God disposes
man talk
man the fort
man tit

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, ..."

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