cosmic
adjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈkɒz.mɪk//
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- Canada//ˈkɒz.mɪk//
Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.
adjective
- 1
Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.
- 2
Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast.
cosmic speed
The human understanding, for example—the faculty which Mr. Spencer has turned so skillfully round upon its own antecedents—is itself a result of the play between organism and environment through cosmic ranges of time.
- 3
Of or relating to abstract spiritual or metaphysical ideas.
Humpty Dumpty is the cosmic egg, the wall, the edge between transcendence and existence. As nothing breaks up into the world of things, the movement toward entropy becomes irreversible.
“It's called transdimentional awareness,” Jay contributed to the conversation, “and it's like totally cosmic man.”
- 4
datedRising or setting with the sun; not acronycal.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱem-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-der. Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos Ancient Greek κόσμ(ος) (kósm(os)) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κοσμικός (kosmikós)bor. English cosmic Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοσμικός (kosmikós).
Forms
- comparative
- more cosmic
- superlative
- most cosmic
cosmic · Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.
cosmo · A cosmopolitan, a cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime…Cosmo · A male given name from Ancient Greek.cosmos · The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order.