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cosmic

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.

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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/
  • Colorado Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, dialectal: /ˈkɒz.mɪk/ of the US
  • Australian: /ˈkɔz.mɪk/
  • Brisbane Recorded 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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

Synonyms: none provided

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
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