cosmic
adjective
Simple meaning
Of or from or about or characteristic of the cosmos or universe.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɑzmɪk
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Definition
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adjective
Of or from or pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe
Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast.
Of or relating to abstract spiritual or metaphysical ideas.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: Of or from or pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe
Used this way, cosmic is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “The documentary explored the vast, awe-inspiring cosmic scale of the universe.”
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Word Family
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Word family
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The metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe.
Pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin.
Clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space.
The cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin.
The cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin.
Radiation coming from outside the solar system.
Highly penetrating ionizing radiation of extraterrestrial origin.
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