adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:kŏz'mĭk
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɒz.mɪk/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Atlantic-Canada, General-American:/ˈkɑz.mɪk/
ColoradoRecorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada, dialectal:/ˈkɒz.mɪk/of the US
Australian:/ˈkɔz.mɪk/
BrisbaneRecorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
New-Zealand:/ˈkɒz.mək/
New-Zealand:[ˈkɔ̟z.mək]
CMU ARPABET:K AA1 Z M IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
cosmic speed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of or relating to abstract spiritual or metaphysical ideas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Rising or setting with the sun; not acronycal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or from or pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
cosmic laws
cosmic catastrophe
cosmic rays
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
inconceivably extended in space or time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
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).
Across languages
Translations
80 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
kozmik
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Albanian:
hapësinor
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Arabic:
كَوْنِيّ
(kawniyy)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Arabic:
فَضَائِيّ
(faḍāʔiyy)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Arabic:
كوني
(kawni)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Armenian:
տիեզերական
(tiezerakan)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Azerbaijani:
kosmik
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Belarusian:
касмі́чны
(kasmíčny)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Bulgarian:
косми́чески
(kosmíčeski)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Burmese:
အာကာသ
(akasa.)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Catalan:
còsmic
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Chinese Mandarin:
宇宙的
(yǔzhòu de)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Cornish:
kosmek
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Czech:
kosmický
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Czech:
vesmírný
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Danish:
kosmisk
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Danish:
rum-
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Dutch:
kosmisch
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Dutch:
ruim-
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Esperanto:
kosma
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Estonian:
kosmiline
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Finnish:
kosminen
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
French:
cosmique
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Friulian:
cosmic
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Galician:
cósmico
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Georgian:
კოსმოსური
(ḳosmosuri)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
German:
kosmisch
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
German:
Raum-
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Greek:
κοσμικός
(kosmikós)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Hebrew:
קוֹסְמִי
(kosmi)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Hindi:
अंतरिक्षीय
(antrikṣīya)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Hungarian:
kozmikus
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Ido:
kosmala
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Indonesian:
kosmik
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Indonesian:
kosmis
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Italian:
cosmico
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Japanese:
宇宙の
(uchū no)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Kazakh:
ғарыштық
(ğaryştyq)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Khmer:
អវកាស
(ʼaʼvĕəʼkaah)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Korean:
우주의
(uju-ui)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Kyrgyz:
космостук
(kosmostuk)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Lao:
ອະວະກາດ
(ʼa wa kāt)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Latvian:
kosmisks
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Lithuanian:
kosminis
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Macedonian:
космички
(kosmički)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Malagasy:
ankabakabaka
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Norwegian Bokmål:
kosmisk
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Norwegian Bokmål:
rom-
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kosmisk
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Old English:
eall gesceapen
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Old English:
heofonlīc and eorðlīc
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Persian:
کیهانی
(keyhâni)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Persian:
فضایی
(fazâyi)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Polish:
kosmiczny
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Portuguese:
cósmico
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Romanian:
cosmic
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Russian:
косми́ческий
(kosmíčeskij)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Serbo-Croatian:
ко̀змичкӣ
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Serbo-Croatian:
све̏мӣрскӣ
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Serbo-Croatian:
kòzmičkī
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Serbo-Croatian:
svȅmīrskī
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Slovak:
kozmický
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Slovak:
vesmírny
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Slovene:
kozmičen
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Slovene:
vesoljski
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Spanish:
cósmico
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Swedish:
kosmisk
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Swedish:
rymd-
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Tajik:
кайхонӣ
(kayxoni)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Tajik:
фазоӣ
(fazoyi)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Tajik:
космикӣ
(kosmiki)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Tatar:
космик
(qösmik)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Thai:
อวกาศ
(à-wá-gàat)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Turkish:
kozmik
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Turkish:
uzay
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Turkmen:
kosmik
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Ukrainian:
космі́чний
(kosmíčnyj)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Urdu:
خَلائی
(xalāī)
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Uzbek:
kosmik
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe
Vietnamese:
vũ trụ
— of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe