"out of this world" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-out of this world.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} out of this world (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) Of exceptionally high quality; wonderful; marvelous. Tags: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable Synonyms: too good for this world Translations (wonderful): aivan muusta maailmasta (Finnish), extraordinaire (French), divin (French), מטורף (Hebrew), földöntúli (Hungarian), dell'altro mondo (Italian), av en annen verden (Norwegian Bokmål), av ei anna verd (Norwegian Nynorsk), nieziemski (Polish), nie z tego świata (Polish), неземно́й (nezemnój) (Russian), fuera de este mundo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-out_of_this_world-en-adj-Fd5Fy0lT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "sense": "wonderful",
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      "sense": "wonderful",
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