Meaning of umbworld | Babel Free

Definitions

The surrounding world; the world or sphere about one; the environment.

neologism

Examples

“Religion has grown out of our folk knowledge, out of our group explanations of the how’s and why’s of the umbworld.”

“The meanings we generate can definitely be maladaptive and/or destructive. I think the only thing that has saved Homo sapiens so far is that the mathematical averages have been on our side, so that, so far, the meanings we’ve created have been local and contained. Globalization may indeed give us a broader umbworld where our maladaptive ideas could result in the death of us all.”

“The evolutionary process is far more complex than that (as organisms interact with their umbworld); it is always best to remember to have a parsimonious approach to any and all claims to adaptability or evolutionary function of a trait.”

“[…] as well as chemicals (potentially toxic) used in daily routine in research and educational institutes, industries (e.g., carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic) and in household that may confer danger to the living beings if discharged in the umbworld.”

“The use of chemical nematicides is being limited, given the growing concern for the umbworld and health of human being that has led to its ban.”

“The cosmos knew a soul parted. But I wasn't alone, the umbworld too shed tears with me.”

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