atmospheric

adjective

at·​mo·​spher·​ic ˌat-mə-ˈsfir-ik 

-ˈsfer-

1

a

: of, relating to, or occurring in the atmosphere

atmospheric dust

b

: resembling the atmosphere : airy

2

: having, marked by, or contributing aesthetic or emotional atmosphere

an atmospheric inn

also : marked by an emphasis on impression or tone

atmospherically

ˌat-mə-ˈsfir-i-k(ə-)lē 

-ˈsfer-

adverb

Examples of atmospheric in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Intel version even comes in the same luxe, atmospheric blue. —PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025

Dollars for pennies David Crisp was one of NASA's leading atmospheric scientists until his retirement from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2022. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025

Drinking water, however, is not the best first use of atmospheric water harvesting, Westerhoff said, industry would be better. —Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025

One of them was a slow-burn, atmospheric meditation on the Guatemalan genocide that now sits in the Criterion Collection. —Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

atmosphere + -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing atmospheric

• atmospheric river

Rhymes for atmospheric

• allosteric
• amphoteric
• anomeric
• chromospheric
• climacteric
• congeneric
• dysenteric
• esoteric
• exoteric
• isomeric
• lithospheric
• mesenteric

Kids Definition

atmospheric

adjective

at·​mo·​spher·​ic ˌat-mə-ˈsfi(ə)r-ik 

-ˈsfer-

: of or relating to the atmosphere

atmospheric pressure

atmospherically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb