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chasmal

chasm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kaz-uh m]
    • /ˈkæz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kaz-uh m]
    • /ˈkæz əm/

Definitions of chasmal word

  • noun chasmal a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge. 1
  • noun chasmal a breach or wide fissure in a wall or other structure. 1
  • noun chasmal a marked interruption of continuity; gap: a chasm in time. 1
  • noun chasmal a sundering breach in relations, as a divergence of opinions, beliefs, etc., between persons or groups. 1
  • noun chasmal Of or like a chasm. 1

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Origin of chasmal

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; apocopated variant of chasma < Latin < Greek, equivalent to cha- (root of chaínein to gape; see yawn) + -(a)sma resultative suffix

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Parts of speech for Chasmal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chasmal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

chasmal usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for chasmal

adj chasmal

  • huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
  • spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
  • gaping — to stare with open mouth, as in wonder.
  • vast — of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
  • roomy — affording ample room; spacious; large.

adjective chasmal

  • wide open — opened to the full extent: a wide-open window.

Antonyms for chasmal

adj chasmal

  • cramped — A cramped room or building is not big enough for the people or things in it.
  • filled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
  • little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
  • small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
  • narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.

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