cosmic
cos·mic
adjective \ˈkäz-mik\Definition of COSMIC
1
a : of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone b : of, relating to, or concerned with abstract spiritual or metaphysical ideas
2
: characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness <a cosmic thinker>
— cos·mi·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Variants of COSMIC
cos·mic also cos·mi·cal \-mi-kəl\
Examples of COSMIC
- The discovery caused a cosmic shift in people's views of the world.
- <predicted that the war would forever be regarded as a cosmic error>
Origin of COSMIC
Greek kosmikos, from kosmos order, universe
First Known Use: 1685
Related to COSMIC
- Synonyms
- astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, huge (also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping
- Antonyms
- bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee
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