cosmic

cos·mic

adj \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

1. The discovery caused a cosmic shift in people's views of the world.
2. <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

Related Words: big, bulky, considerable, extensive, good, goodly, great, gross, handsome, hefty, hulking, largish, major, outsize (also outsized), overgrown, oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy, voluminous; august, formidable, grandiose, imposing, lofty, majestic; cavernous, monolithic, overwhelming, staggering, stupendous, towering; boundless, immeasurable, infinite

Near Antonyms: little, mini, petite, pint-size (or pint-sized), puny, small, smallish, undersized (also undersize); dinky, dwarfish, half-pint

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Other Astronomy Terms

gibbous, nadir, nebulous, penumbra, retrograde, sidereal, syzygy, wane, wax, zenith