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- [koz-mik]
- /ˈkɒz mɪk/
- /ˈkɒz.mɪk/
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- [koz-mik]
- /ˈkɒz mɪk/
Definitions of cosmic word
- adjective cosmic Cosmic means occurring in, or coming from, the part of space that lies outside Earth and its atmosphere. 3
- adjective cosmic Cosmic means belonging or relating to the universe. 3
- adjective cosmic of or relating to the whole universe 3
- adjective cosmic occurring or originating in outer space, esp as opposed to the vicinity of the earth, the solar system, or the local galaxy 3
- adjective cosmic immeasurably extended in space or time; vast 3
- adjective cosmic harmonious 3
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Origin of cosmic
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Greek kosmikós worldly, universal, equivalent to kósm(os) world, arrangement + -ikos -ic
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Parts of speech for Cosmic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cosmic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cosmic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cosmic
adj cosmic
- planetary — of, relating to, or resembling a planet or the planets.
- grandiose — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- global — pertaining to the whole world; worldwide; universal: the dream of global peace.
- immense — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
adjective cosmic
- intergalactic — of, existing, or occurring in the space between galaxies: The science-fiction movie was about an intergalactic war.
- interplanetary — being or occurring between the planets or between a planet and the sun.
- interstellar — Astronomy. situated or occurring between the stars: interstellar dust.
- galactic — Astronomy. of or relating to a galaxy. of or relating to the Milky Way.
- celestial — of or in the sky or universe, as planets or stars
Antonyms for cosmic
adj cosmic
- miniature — a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale.
- teeny — tiny.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- bounded — (of a set) having a bound, esp where a measure is defined in terms of which all the elements of the set, or the differences between all pairs of members, are less than some value, or else all its members lie within some other well-defined set
- small — of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little: a small box.
adjective cosmic
- terrestrial — pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth as distinct from other planets.
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